Scenario : I am in a crowd. My eyes are closed and not allowed to touch anything.

Can I detect my SO just by smell ?

  • @intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    62 months ago

    Yes. It is well established by both subjective experience and science that humans can identify other humans by scent.

    It’s also established by science that even the subliminally-detected presence of non-unique chemicals will alter people’s behavior. People say that’s not a “pheromone” but I disagree.

    • @GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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      102 months ago

      Looks like you read the title and not the included text. You could find your SO in a crowd by smell alone? I don’t think so. Being able to identify your partner by smell if they’re standing in front of you, sure, I can buy that.