251 Quotes by helen fisher

Blushing is thought to be linked to increased levels of norepinephrine in the brain, which may be associated with romantic feelings. It signals that we are interested and excited, which is attractive to men.

Office romances are few, short, and not usually destructive.

Women apparently are quite drawn to men who have differences rather than similarities in their histocompatibility system. They pick it up by smell, and they can pick it up from kissing.

People have been looking for love potions since hunter-gatherer societies.

Men want to think women don't cheat, and women want men to think they don't cheat, and therefore the sexes have been playing a little psychological game with each other.

Real competition can drive up testosterone, which boosts libido.

We evolved in a tropical climate where the smells of plants and flowers were all around us. We spent a lot of time in the trees with a lot of sunlight and no clothes.

Scientists know that women gravitate to men who have a different immune system from theirs.

After a man falls madly in love, he no longer cares how old she is.