People having similar body odour may socially bond better

Jun 29, 2022

New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): Researchers have found that people may have a tendency to form friendships with individuals who have a similar body odour. The researchers were even able to predict the quality of social interactions between complete strangers by first 'smelling' them with a device known as an electronic nose, or e-Nose. These findings suggest that the sense of smell may play a larger role in human social interactions than previously thought. Anyone who has ever walked a dog knows that their canine can usually tell from a distance whether an approaching dog is a friend or foe. When in doubt, upon encountering one another, the two dogs might carefully and explicitly sniff each other before deciding whether to plunge into a play session or an all-out war.