Jacobson's organ and the remarkable nature of smell
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TextNew York W.W. Norton c2000Edition: 1st American edDescription: xv, 255p.; ill.; bibliog.; indexContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0393049086
- QP458 .W38 2000
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Originally published: London, England: Penguin, 1999..
Right under our noses. Part 1 -- Getting organized. Fragrantes. 1 A nose is born. Hircinos. 2 In warm blood. Ambrosiacos. 3 On the net. Part 2 -- The fragrant ape. Tetros. 4 Scents of self. Nauseosos. 5 In bad odour. Aromaticos. 6 Smelling good. Part 3 -- The most human thing. Alliaceos. 7 The sixth sense. Taxonomy
'In this surprising and delightful book, Lyall Watson rescues our most unappreciated sense from obscurity. He brings to light new evidence concerning Jacobson's Organ: an anatomical feature discovered high in the nose in 1811 and dismissed for centuries as a vestigial ghost. Yet recent research has shown Jacobson's Organ to be the pheromonal mechanism necessary for operating a true 'sixth sense,' feeding the area of the brain that affects our awareness, emotional states, and sexual behavior.'.
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