Learn about what's truly happening right under your nose!Dear Readers,
You've felt it ... that mysterious gut feeling, that inexplicable first impression that arises out of nowhere when you meet another person. Are you driven toward that person, or repelled? Why are you sexually attracted to Jack or Jill instead of to someone else? Why do some people give you an immediate sense of ease, while others make you uncomfortable -- for no logical reason? This book answers the questions you've been asking yourself about your interactions with other people.
Pheromones drive our most basic instincts. They tell us, subconsciously, who is okay, and who is not okay. They are the powerful chemical signals that register deep within the emotional brain, bypassing the thinking brain so that our reactions to people are often primitive and unplanned rather than logical and metered. These invisible molecular communicators, which originate in the skin, provide us with deeply intimate information about other people -- information we need to make wise decisions about those we encounter every day, all day. Says Dr. David Moran, the book's scientific collaborator and a renowned pheromone scientist: "We're chemically communicating with other people all the time, even though we're not consciously aware that we're doing so."
Also, pheromone research has uncovered a spectacular finding: The long-discussed sixth sense is indeed anatomically based in pheromone perception. We now know that the sixth sense is really that: sensory system number six, the one that takes in pheromonal messages from our fellow humans via the nose, processes those messages through a sensory organ in the nose called the vomeronasal organ, and then relays them to the very center of the emotional brain, the hypothalamus.
Kirkus Reviews apparently suffered a sarcastic moment when they called this book "gee-whizzy." The topic of human pheromones is vastly exciting, the possibilities for our lives monumental; as such, I told the story of pheromones with a light, upbeat tone. Yes, I'm excited about this topic, and I believe you will be, too, once you learn about how pheromone research could someday change your life, particularly in the form of a new class of pharmaceuticals now being tested.
Publisher's Weekly called LOVE SCENTS "informative, intelligent, and humorous." (Publishers Weekly, September 7, 1998). And, the Denver Post had this to say in its October 18, 1998, issue: "Pheromones haven't gotten much press, but that changes with the publication of a new book ... a fairly scientific look at the research into pheromones and what their practical applications might someday be." ("The Nose Knows: Book popularizes study of pheromone phenomenon", by Diane Eicher, Denver Post).
My collaborators and I wrote this book to help you better understand your own chemical conversations. We took a great deal of scientific research and analysis and translated it for the layperson; thus, you won't be bogged down by scientific formulae or long explanations of molecular structures. Instead, you'll find plenty of fascinating stories about people, about successful couples, about what can happen when two chemically suited people hook up, why sniffing a sweaty T-shirt can help a woman choose her optimal mate, how perfume can affect the sixth sense, and how the future of medicine is poised to change thanks to innovative pheromone research now in progress.
We hope you'll enjoy our book and find within its pages insights that will enhance your understanding of yourself, your intimates, your friends, your co-workers, and your acquaintances. Enjoy.
