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1、嗅覺之迷還有待揭開Attentionallcampers!Younolongerhavetobotherdippingyourbunkmate’shandinwarmwaterinanattempttomakehimpeeinthebed.Ifyouwanttoknowhowtoterrorizethatkidwhopickedonyouonthekickballfield,allyouhavetodoisgetinsidehisdreams.Throughhisnose.Germanresearchersh
2、avefoundthatsleepersexposedtoanunpleasantsmellwillhavenegativedreams.Theoppositeisalsotrue.Whensubjectswereexposedtothesmellofroses,theirdreamswerepredominantlypositive.Theseolfactoryobserversusedrotteneggsintheirstudy,butwearesurethatastinkygymsock,leftper
3、chedonthepillowofyourenemy,wouldworkjustaswell.Whilewe’refairlycertainthattheresearchersdidn’tplantohavetheirfindingsusedinthismanner,therearealwaysunintended(andsometimesdastardly)consequencesofscientificbreakthroughs.Becauseoursenseofsmellinvolvessuchasen
4、sitiveandneurologicallycomplexfunction,andbecauseit’ssopowerfulinitsinfluenceonourbehavior,it’snotsurprisingatallthatsomanyscientistshavestudiedtheeffectofdifferentscentsonemotion,memory,appetite,energy,andsexualarousal.Thesenseofsmellisknowntobecloselylink
5、edtothesameareaofthebrainwhichhandlesmemoryandbehavior,whichiswhyafamiliarscentcantriggeravividmemoryorfeelingaboutthefirsttimeyougotawhiffofit.Scientistshavealsofoundthatoursenseofsmellintensifieswhenwesenseadangeroussmell—suchasafire—sparkingourbrain’sfig
6、ht-or-flightresponse.Itcertainlyseemslogicalthattherewouldbeastrongconnectionbetweensmellandstimulation,butyoumightbeshockedtofindoutwhatthemostsexually“intoxicating”fragrancesactuallyare.Totesttheeffectascenthasonarousal,Dr.AlanHirsch,anationallyrecognized
7、smellandtasteexpertandthefounderoftheSmell&?TasteTreatmentandResearchFoundationinChicago,chose30pleasantodorsandhypothesizedthattheseenticingscentswouldstimulatemorethanjustthenose.Hemeasuredpenilebloodflowwhileexposingmenwhoseeyeswerecoveredtovariousscents
8、.Thewinner,byanose,waslavenderandpumpkinpie,witha40percentaverageincreaseinbloodflowtothepenis.Thesmellofdoughnutsandblacklicoricecameinaclosesecondwitha31.5percentincreaseinpenilebloodflowCranberryfin
