Abstract
We organize our discussion into two main sections. First, we describe recent research on “the sights” of sexual attraction—ways in which the visual system functions to help people solve important mating related challenges. Second, we describe research on “the smells” of sexual attraction—ways in which olfactory systems attune people to important reproductively relevant information about other people. In both cases, these lines of research demonstrate ways in which evolved psychological mechanisms recruit perceptual, physiological, and neural systems to produce adaptive responses to important relationship challenges.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Relationship Science |
| Subtitle of host publication | Integrating Evolutionary, Neuroscience, and Sociocultural Approaches. Decade of Behavior 2000–2010 |
| Editors | Omri Gillath, Glenn Adams, Adrianne Kunkel |
| Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association |
| Pages | 153-168 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781433811234 |
| State | Published - 2012 |