This book examines the sense of smell in humans, comparing it with the known functions of the same sense in other animals. Odorous cues play a role in sexual physiology and behavior in animals and there are claims that odor can play the same role in humans. The place of odors and scents in aesthetics and in psychoanalysis serves to illustrate the link between the emotional centers and the brain. The book presents arguments to explain the way in which our ancestral past has given rise to our modern day olfactory enigmas. Containing a glossary and chapter summaries the book will be accessible to a wide audience.…mehr
This book examines the sense of smell in humans, comparing it with the known functions of the same sense in other animals. Odorous cues play a role in sexual physiology and behavior in animals and there are claims that odor can play the same role in humans. The place of odors and scents in aesthetics and in psychoanalysis serves to illustrate the link between the emotional centers and the brain. The book presents arguments to explain the way in which our ancestral past has given rise to our modern day olfactory enigmas. Containing a glossary and chapter summaries the book will be accessible to a wide audience.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Preface Acknowledgements Part I. The Human Nose - A Zoological Conundrum?: Part II. Chemoreception and the Origin of Sexual Reproduction: 1. Chemical communication and the hypophysis 2. Neural connections between nose and brain Part III. The Scented Ape: 3. The sebaceous glands 4. The apocrine glands 5. Axillary odours 6. Saliva and urine 7. Circumanal organ 8. Hair Meibomian, ceruminous and vestibulum masi glands 9. Human body odours Part IV. The Naso-Genital Relationship: 10. Vaginal secretions 11. The ovarian cycle 12. The human menstrual cycle 13. Olfaction in sexual development Part V. Scent and the Psyche: 14. Evidence from philosophy, psychoanalysis, aesthetics and folklore 15. Evidence from experimental studies Part VI. Perfume: 16. Ancient perfumes and their uses 17. Modern perfumes and their uses 18. Why do humans wear perfumes? Part VII. Incense: 19. Ancient uses of incense 20. Ingredients of incense 21. The odours of incense 22. Support from animal studies Part VIII. The Noselessness of Man: 23. Ecology of parental investment 24. Bipedalism, hunting and human evolution Gregariousness, oestrus advertisement and the pair bond 25. Human concealed ovulation and olfactory desensitisation 26. Epigamic selection and male external genitalia 27. Axillary scent organs as secondary sexual characters 28. Conclusion Part IX. The Human Nose and the Monkey's Tail Glossary of technical terms Bibliography Index.
Preface Acknowledgements Part I. The Human Nose - A Zoological Conundrum?: Part II. Chemoreception and the Origin of Sexual Reproduction: 1. Chemical communication and the hypophysis 2. Neural connections between nose and brain Part III. The Scented Ape: 3. The sebaceous glands 4. The apocrine glands 5. Axillary odours 6. Saliva and urine 7. Circumanal organ 8. Hair Meibomian, ceruminous and vestibulum masi glands 9. Human body odours Part IV. The Naso-Genital Relationship: 10. Vaginal secretions 11. The ovarian cycle 12. The human menstrual cycle 13. Olfaction in sexual development Part V. Scent and the Psyche: 14. Evidence from philosophy, psychoanalysis, aesthetics and folklore 15. Evidence from experimental studies Part VI. Perfume: 16. Ancient perfumes and their uses 17. Modern perfumes and their uses 18. Why do humans wear perfumes? Part VII. Incense: 19. Ancient uses of incense 20. Ingredients of incense 21. The odours of incense 22. Support from animal studies Part VIII. The Noselessness of Man: 23. Ecology of parental investment 24. Bipedalism, hunting and human evolution Gregariousness, oestrus advertisement and the pair bond 25. Human concealed ovulation and olfactory desensitisation 26. Epigamic selection and male external genitalia 27. Axillary scent organs as secondary sexual characters 28. Conclusion Part IX. The Human Nose and the Monkey's Tail Glossary of technical terms Bibliography Index.
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