Study finds people drawn to friends who smell the same
Newsrael News Desk 25.06.2022
Research by Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science finds that in making friends, people often ‘click’ with those who smell similar, before establishing other common interests.
“Nonhuman terrestrial mammals constantly sniff themselves and each other and, based on this, decide who is friend or foe,” wrote a group of researchers led by Inbal Ravreby at Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
Since people seek friends who are similar to themselves, the team hypothesized that humans may smell themselves and others to subconsciously estimate body odor similarity and judge their compatibility.
As reported by The Times of Israel
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