Enigma - The Same Parents

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We all had the same parents
Many million years ago
Why can't we live in freedom
Without hunger, with no war?

At the beginning we all had
One mother and one father
That's where we're descending from (attention)
I don't, I don't understand why so much hate (attention)

Between races, and religions
It's mad, insane
I don't understand (amazing)
Why it has to be like that? (incredible experience)

We all had the same parents
Many million years ago
Why can't we live in freedom
Without hunger, with no war?

(attention) I don't, I don't understand
why so much hate (amazing)
Between races and religions (incredible experience)

Enigma - Out From The Deep

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"Out From The Deep"

We came out from the deep
To learn to love, to learn how to live
We came out from the deep
To avoid the mistake we made
That's why we are here ! 
We came out from the deep
To help and understand, but not to kill
It takes many lives till we succeed
To clear the debts of many hundreds years
That's why we are here !

Michael Jackson - Human Nature

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Looking out across the night-time
The city winks a sleepless eye
Hear her voice shake my window
Sweet seducing sighs

Get me out into the night-time
Four walls won't hold me tonight
If this town is just an apple
Then let me take a bite

If they say, why, why? Tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why does he do me that way?
If they say, why, why? Tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why does he do me that way?

Reaching out to touch a stranger
Electric eyes are everywhere
See that girl, she knows I'm watching
She likes the way I stare

If they say, why, why? Tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why does he do me that way?
If they say, why, why? Tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why does he do me that way?
I like livin' this way, I like lovin' this way

Looking out across the morning
The city's heart begins to beat
Reaching out, I touch her shoulder
I'm dreaming of the street

If they say, why, why? Tell 'em that is human nature
Why, why does he do me that way?
If they say, why, why? Ooh, tell 'em
Why, why does he do me that way?

If they say, why, why? Cha cha cha
Why, why does he do me that way?
If they say why, why, why? Ooh, tell 'em
Why, why does he do me that way?

If they say, why, why? Ooh, tell 'em
Why, why does he do me that way?
If they say, why, why? Da da da
Why, why does he do me that way?
I like livin' this way

Imogen Heap - Goodnight And Go

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Say goodnight and go.
"Goodnight And Go"

Say goodnight and go.
Woah woah. Woah woah

Skipping beats, blushing cheeks I am struggling
Daydreaming, bed scenes in the corner café
And then i'm left in bits recovering tectonic tremblings
You get me every time

Why d'ya have to be so cute?
It's impossible to ignore you
Must you make me laugh so much
It's bad enough we get along so well
Say goodnight and go

Follow you home, you've got your headphones on and you're dancing
Got lucky, beautiful shot you taking everything off watch the curtains wide open
Then you fall in the same routine flicking through the TV relaxed and reclining
And you think you're alone...

Why d'ya have to be so cute?
It's impossible to ignore you
Must you make me laugh so much
It's bad enough we get along so well
Say goodnight and go

One of these days, you'll miss your train and come stay with me
We'll have drinks and talk about things, any excuse to stay awake with you
You'll sleep here, i'll sleep there, but then the heating may be down again
at my convenience
we'd be good, we'd be great together.

[Sigh]
Go!

Say goodnight and go,
why's it always always
goodnight and go
Darling not again
Goodnight and go 

 

 

Enigma - Voyageur

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"Voyageur"

Viens chez moi voyageur
Viens, viens voyageur
Viens, viens chez moi voyageur
Je t'attends, je t'attends, viens voyageur

Alkonost

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkonost

The Alkonost is a legendary bird in Slavic mythology. It has the body of a bird with the head and chest of a woman. The name Alkonost came from the name of Greek demi-goddess Alcyone transformed by gods into a kingfisher. The Alkonost reproduces by laying eggs on the sea-shore then putting them into the water. The sea is then calm for six or seven days at which point the eggs hatch, bringing a storm. For the Russian Orthodox Church Alkonost personifies God's will. She lives in paradise but goes into our world to deliver a message. Her voice is so sweet that anybody hearing it can forget everything.

http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/Lubok/lubrelig.html

Among the most common images were the representations of the two legendary creatures, Sirin and Alkonost, depicted in Sirin, the Bird of Paradise and Alkonost, the Bird of Paradise. Loosely based on the stories about sirens, these half-women half-birds allegedly lived "in Indian lands" near Eden or around the Euphrates River, and sang their beautiful songs to the saints foretelling them future joys. However, for mortals the birds were dangerous. Hearing their sweet voices, men would forget everything on earth, follow them blindly, and die. To save themselves from the Sirin, people would shoot the cannon, ring the bells and make loud noises to scare the bird off.

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Knut Ekval - Fisherman And The Siren

Knut Ekval - Fisherman And The Siren

MAGNET - Lay Lady Lay (With Gemma Hayes) Ft Michael Parkes Paintings

MAGNET
On Your Side (2003)

MAGNET -  Lay Lady Lay (With Gemma Hayes) 

 

Michael Parkes - Dream for Rosa

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 Michael Parkes -  Dark Sphinx

Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed.
Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed. 

Michael Parkes - Deva 

Whatever colors you have in your mind.
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine.

Michael Parkes - Going Nowhere

Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed.
Stay lady stay, stay with your man awhile.
Until the break of day, let me see you make 'em smile.

  
Michael Parkes - Last Poeny  [Gemma]
Your clothes are dirty but your hands are clean.
And I'm the best thing that you've ever seen.
(Stay lady stay, stay with your man awhile.)
Why wait any longer for the world to begin?
You can have your cake and eat it too.
(Why wait any longer for the one you love?
I am standin' in front of you.) 

Michael Parkes - Anubis
 
Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed.
Stay lady stay, stay with your man awhile.

Michael Parkes - Sky meditation

[Gemma]
You long to see me in the morning light.
You long to reach for me in the night.
(Stay lady stay, stay while the night is still ahead.)
So maybe I'll stay, stay while the night is still ahead.
(Stay lady stay, stay while the night is still ahead.)
So maybe I'll stay, 

Michael Parkes - Steltman


[Both]: stay while the night is still ahead.

Aha and Bes

http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/bes.html

Bes

Bes (Bisu, Aha) was an ancient Egyptian dwarf god. Bes was a complex being who was both a deity and a demonic fighter. He was a god of war> Yet he was also a patron of childbirth and the home, and was associated with sexuality, humour, music and dancing. Although he began as a protector of the pharaoh, he became very popular with every day Egyptian people because he protected women and children above all others. He had no temples and there were no priests ordained in his name. However, he was one of the most popular gods and was often depicted on household items such as furniture, mirrors and cosmetics containers and applicators as well as magical wands and knives. Over time he came to be seen as the champion of everything good and the enemy of everything evil. It seems that he was originally known as "Aha" ("fighter") because he could strangle bears, lions and snakes with his bare hands. He is described as a demon, but he was not considered to be evil. On the contrary, he was a supporter of Ra who protected him from his enemies. As a result, he was a god of war who protected the pharaoh and the people of Egypt from evil forces. He was often depicted on knives in the hope that this would extend his protection to the bearer of the blade. His image also appears on numerous "magic wands" and on an incredible number of amulets.
He was particularly protective of women and children and was often depicted with the young HorusNew Kingdom he was a regular feature of the illustrations on the walls of the mammisi ("birth house"). protecting him as he matured. As a result, he also became a god of childbirth. It was thought that he could scare off and evil spirits lurking around the birthing chamber by dancing, shouting and shaking his rattle. If the mother was experiencing a difficult birth, a statue of Bes was placed near her head and his assistance was invoked on her behalf. Rather sweetly, Bes remained at the child´s side after birth to protect and entertain them. It was said that if a baby laughed or smiled for no reason, it was because Bes was pulling funny faces. By the
Bes also drove away the evil spirits who caused accidents and created mischief (just as mediaeval gargoyles were thought to scare evil spirits away from churches). Many Egyptians placed a statue of Bes near the door of their house to protect them from mishap. His protection could also be invoked by tattooing his image directly onto the body. Performers often had tattoos of Bes because of his association with dancing and music. It is also thought that sacred prostitutes may have had a tattoo of Bes placed near their pubic area in order to prevent venereal diseases, but it is also possible that the tattoos related to fertility.
It is often suggested that he was not a god of Egyptian origin, instead being imported from Africa during the Middle Kingdom. Certainly Bes was described in inscription as "Coming from the Divine Land" and was known as the "Lord of Punt". However, he is also mentioned in records found in Upper Egypt dating to the Old Kingdom suggesting that he may well be Egyptian, but that his worship was not widespread until the New Kingdom. At present there is insufficient evidence regarding his origins to be sure either way.

Archeologists have recovered numerous Bes masks and costumes dating from the New Kingdom. It is thought that these saw regular use and so they may have been the property of professional entertainers. At this point in history he was often linked to Tawret (another demon-deity who offered protection during labour). In fact, he was thought to be her husband until the Ptolemaic Period.They were so popular with the common people that amulets of both Bes and Tawret's were found even at Akhetaten (the city of Akenaten) despite the replacement of many of the other gods by The Aten.

However, it was during the Ptolemaic Period that the worship of Bes reached it height. He appears in numerous temple reliefs, thousands of amulets and charms were made in his image, and there were even oracles of Bes to allow people to benefit from his wisdom. He was given a new wife, known as Beset, who was a female version of himself ."Incubation" or Bes chambers were constructed with images of Bes and a naked goddess (most likely Beset) painted on the walls. It is thought that these chambers were meant to promote healing, remedy certain fertility problems or promote erotic dreams. The Romans also loved Bes and depicted him dressed as a legionnaire. Bes also became popular with the Phoenicians and in Cyprus. Some scholars have suggested that the Ptolemaic version of Bes was in fact a composite god made up of ten fairly obscure gods; Aha, Amam, Bes, Hayet, Ihty, Mafdjet, Menew, Segeb, Sopdu and Tetenu. However, this theory is not widely supported and no evidence has been recovered to date which would clarify the situation.
Bes was also associated with a number of the more powerful gods; including Amun, Min, Horus and Reshep. He was most often associated with Horus the child. Bes often appeared on amulets and stele depicting the young horus and inscriptions intended to protect against snake bites etc (known as "cippi").The two gods also formed the composite deity "Horbes", even although Beset (Bes´ wife during the Ptolemaic Period) was also described as Horus´ mother! Bes was also closely associated with Hathor, who was also described as the mother or wife of Horus. The goddess was known as the "Lady of Punt", and was also a goddess of childbirth, dancing and music who shared many iconographic symbols with Bes.
Bes was generally depicted as a bearded dwarf, sticking out his tongue and shaking a rattle. He is always depicted facing forwards. This was very rare in Egyptian art and gave him a further link with Hathor who also faces the front. However, unlike the simple beauty of that goddess, Bes is a comical figure with pronounced bow legs, prominent genitals and a tail. He usually wears a plumed crown and the lion or panther skin associated with the "stm" priests. Occassionally he wears the Atef crown and is depicted as a winged deity. There are also a number of amulets and depictions of Bes which only show his head (still facing the front), although most of these date from the Third Intermediate Period or later.
Bes was sometimes depicted with feline or leonine features and often sports a long tail prompting the speculation that in earlier times, he was not in fact a dwarf but a lion or cat rearing up on his hind legs. If he did start out as a feline goddess this would give him a further link to Hathor who was herself very closely associated with Bast (a cat goddess) and Sekhmet (a lion goddess) and the "Eye of Ra" (the fearsome protector of Ra). Furthermore, his name may be derived from the Nubian word for cat ("besa") and is written using the determinative for a mammal rather than the determinative of a god or a man (the cow skin). It is equally likely that he was always seen as a dwarf with the strength and power of a cat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aha

http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/religion/deitiesplaces.html

Aha

god protecting women and children at birth (his name means 'Fighter'). Main deity in the Middle Kingdom at Khemenu/Ashmunein (UE15) - later named Bes and widespread as childbirth protector but not as a principal temple god

Bes figure, found at Amarna (click on the image for a larger picture

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Amun was a powerful god who was known as both ‘the hidden one’ and ‘mysterious of form’. This may explain why in this extraordinary statuette he appears with as a warrior with the face of Bes. There is a dedication inscription written on all four sides of the pedestal, dedicated by Nesptah, son of Unemuamun and Paneter, and the deity is identifed as a form of Amun-Re.

Date: Dynasty 26 (about 664-525 BC)

Accession number: M11594

Bibliography: Jaromir Malek, Diana Magee and Elizabeth Miles. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume VIII, Parts 1 and 2: Objects of Provenance Not Known: Statues, pp. 1026-7;
A. F. Shore, ‘The Egyptian Collection’, in Gibson and Wright, ‘Joseph Mayer of Liverpool 1803-1886 (London, 1988), pp. 61-66, pl. xiv [b];


Comparanda: This is an exceptional piece that can be compared with only two other known figures. For a discussion on this type of figure see, G. A. Wainwright, 'Some Aspects of Amun', JEA 20 (1934), p. 152-3, fig. 9; Compare with Daressy, 'Statues de divinites' (Cairo, 1906), p. 208, pl. XLIII [Cairo 38836];
Compare with F. G. H. Price, 'Notes upon a rare figure of Amen-Re', proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology XXIII (1901), 35-6.

 

 

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Turquoise-blue moulded faience figurine of a dwarfish demon, Aha or Bes, with details added in black under the glaze.

Accession number: 1977.110.2

Date: Late Dynasty 12 - Dynasty 13 (about 1862 - 1650 BC)

Provenance: from Esna, grave 275: excavated by Professor John Garstang for the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology, 1904-1906; assigned to the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology by the government of Egypt; given to Sir Francis Charles Danson by the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology in 1906; Given to the museum as the bequest of Bequest of Lieutenant Colonel John Raymond Danson, 1977.

Published: Dorothy Downes, ‘The Excavations at Esna 1905-1906’ (Warminster, 1974), p. 106, figure 90; Janine Bourriau, Pharaohs and Mortals. Cambridge (1988), p. 112-3, figure 99.

Comparanda: this is a very unusual piece that can be compared with a similar figure of Aha-Bes in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA: Regine Schulz et al., Egyptian Art The Walters Art Museum (London, 2009), p.54

Vodka or Endorphins or Benzin

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Baby ... Baby ... Baby

Baby ... Baby ... Baby

Enigma - The Piano

Enigma - The Piano

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Ring Tones

 

كلمات اغاني البوم اصلها بتفرق عمرو دياب 2010



يعني ايه لما تجرح وتبقى جارح ... وتيجي تقولي انسى اللي فات وسامح
اسامح ازاي القلب اللي كسرني .. وانت اخر واحد كان ممكن يجرحني
كان حياتك بيك وليك بتمناها أحلى ... بس خلصت كل حاجة والجرح بقى حاجة سهلة
مقدرش أسامح القلب اللي غدر بيا ... وجرحني وقسي في يوم عليا

أصلها بتفرق انك تقسي عليا وتبيع كل اللي بينا وتجرح فيا
حبيتك واديتك حبي اللي كان ليك هيعيش طول الزمان

لما كنت بتقولي بحبك بتقولها ليه ... بتقولها ليا ولا للقلب اللي بتضحك عليه
عايش حياتك لنفسك وبس ... ولا ليك اي حق ان مشاعرك تتحس
كنت بحبك بكل هوايا ودنيتي ... بس انت جنيت علينا وضيعت فرحتي
كان نفسي اكون ليك وتكون ليا .. بس اتمنى حب غيرك انه يعيش فيا

أصلها بتفرق انك تقسى عليا وتبيع كل اللي بينا وتجرح فيا
حبيتك واديتك حبي اللي كان ليك هيعيش طول الزمان

Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling

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"I Gotta Feeling" Black Eyed Peas SPOOF

"I Gotta Feelin'"

I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night [x4]

Tonight's the night
Let's live it up
I got my money
Let's spend it up

Go out and smash it
Like Oh My God
Jump off that sofa
Let's get get OFF

I know that we'll have a ball
If we get down
And go out
And just loose it all

I feel stressed out
I wanna let it go
Lets go way out spaced out
And loosing all control

Fill up my cup
Mozoltov
Look at her dancing
Just take it off

Let's paint the town
We'll shut it down
Let's burn the roof
And then we'll do it again

Let's do it, let's do it,
Let's do it,
Let's do it, and do it, and do it,
Let's live it up
And do it, and do it, and do it, do it, do it,
Let's do it,
Let's do it,
Let's do it
Cause
I gotta feeling (ooooo hoooo) that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night [x2]

Tonight's the night (Hey!)
Let's live it up (Let's live it up)
I got my money (I'm paid)
Let's spend it up (Let's spend it up)

Go out and smash it (Smash it)
Like Oh My God (Like Oh My God)
Jump off that sofa (C'mon)
Let's get get OFF

Fill up my cup (Drank)
Mozoltov (La' Chaim)
Look at her dancing (Move it Move it)
Just take it off

Let's paint the town (paint the town)
We'll shut it down (Shut it down)
Let's burn the roof
And then we'll do it again

Let's do it, let's do it,
Let's do it,
Let's do it, and do it, and do it,
Let's live it up
And do it, and do it, and do it, do it, do it,
Let's do it,
Let's do it,
Let's do it, do it, do it, do it

Here we come
Here we go
We gotta rock (rock,rock,rock,rock)

Easy come
Easy go
Now we on top (top,top,top,top)

Feel the shot
Body rock
Rock it don't stop (stop,stop,stop,stop)

Round and round
Up and down
Around the clock (clock,clock,clock,clock)

Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday
Friday, Saturday
Saturday to Sunday

Get get get get get with us
You know what we say
Party every day
Pa pa pa Party every day

And I'm feelin (ooooo hoooo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night

I gotta feeling (oooooo hoooo) that tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night

Ooooooo hooooo

John Mayer - Covered In Rain

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In these days with the world getting colder
She spends more time sleeping over
Than I planned.

Tonight we're gonna order in
Drinking wine and watching CNN
It's dark I know, but then again
It's the brightest thing I've got.

When I'm covered in the rain, rain
When I'm covered in the rain, rain, rain, rain

From fireworks to fireplaces
Summer stole what fall replaces
And there were people watching all the people
People watching us right back now.

Standing by the missing signs
At the CVS by the checkout line
She puts her crying hands in mine
Cause she's the brightest thing I've got.

When I'm covered in the rain, rain
When I'm covered in the rain, rain, rain, rain
Oh I'm covered in the rain
Oh I'm covered in the rain
Oh I'm covered in the rain
Oh no no oh no no no

And come December Lydia left
She mentions something bout it being for the best
And I can't say I disagree, it's killing me
And now I'm standing facing West
Tracing my fingers around her silhouette
I haven't gotten used to yet
But it's the brightest thing I got.

When I'm covered in the rain, yeah rain
When I'm covered in the rain, rain, rain, rain

Endorphin The Endogenous Morphine , Sex Hormones and Pheromones

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin

Endorphins are endogenous opioid polypeptide compounds. They are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in vertebrates during exercise,^[1] excitement, pain, consumption of spicy food and orgasm,^[2][3] and they resemble the opiates in their abilities to produce analgesia and a feeling of well-being. Endorphins work as "natural pain relievers."

The term "endorphin" implies a pharmacological activity (analogous to the activity of the corticosteroidendo- and -orphin; these are short forms of the words endogenous and morphine, intended to mean "a morphine-like substance originating from within the body."^[4] category of biochemicals) as opposed to a specific chemical formulation. It consists of two parts:

The term endorphin rush has been adopted in popular speech to refer to feelings of exhilaration brought on by pain, danger, or other forms of stress,^[1] supposedly due to the influence of endorphins. When a nerve impulse reaches the spinal cord, endorphins are released which prevent nerve cells from releasing more pain signals. Immediately after injury, endorphins allow animals to feel a sense of power and control over themselves that allows them to persist with activity for an extended time.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4703166.stm

'Sexercise' yourself into shape

"Sex uses every muscle group, gets the heart and lungs working hard, and burns about 300 calories an hour."

The advice suggests "regular romps this winter" could lead to a better body and a younger look.

Increased production of endorphins "will make your hair shine and your skin smooth," it adds.

"If you're worried about wrinkles - orgasms even help prevent frown lines from deepening."

The article goes on to say that orgasms release "painkillers" into the bloodstream, which helping keep mild illnesses like colds and aches and pains at bay.

The production of extra oestrogen and testosterone hormones "will keep your bones and muscles healthy, leaving you feeling fabulous inside and out".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheromone#Sex_pheromones

Sex pheromones

In animals, sex pheromones indicate the availability of the female for breeding. Male animals may also emit pheromones that convey information about their species and genotype.

At the microscopic level, male copepods can follow a three-dimensional pheromone trail left by a swimming female, and male gametes of many animals use a pheromone to help find a female gamete, for fertilization.^[14]

Many insect species release sex pheromones to attract a mate, and many lepidopterans (moths and butterflies) can detect a potential mate from as far away as 10 kilometers (6.25 mi). Traps containing pheromones are used by farmers to detect and monitor insect populations in orchards.

Pheromones are also used in the detection of oestrus in sows. Boar pheromones are sprayed into the sty, and those sows which exhibit sexual arousal are known to be currently available for breeding. Sea urchins release pheromones into the surrounding water, sending a chemical message that triggers other urchins in the colony to eject their sex cells simultaneously.

Other pheromones

This classification, based on the effects on behavior, remains artificial. Pheromones fill many additional functions.

• Nasonov pheromones (worker bees)
• Royal pheromones (bees)
• Calming (appeasement) pheromones (mammals)
• Necromones consisting of Oleic and Linoleic Acids helping animals identify the presence of a dead conspecifics. (Crustaceans and Hexapods)

Uses

[edit] Non-human animals

Pheromones of pest insect species, such as the Japanese beetle and the gypsy moth, can be used to induce many behaviors. As a result, a pheromone trap can be used to trap pests for monitoring purposes, to control the population by creating confusion, to disrupt mating, as well as to prevent further egg laying.

In mammals and reptiles, pheromones may be detected by the vomeronasal organ (VNO), or Jacobson's organ, which lies between the nose and mouth and is the first stage of the accessory olfactory system. Some pheromones in these animals are detected by regular olfactory membranes.

Humans

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Few well-controlled scientific studies have ever been published suggesting the possibility of pheromones in humans.

The best known case involves the synchronization of menstrual cycles among women based on unconscious odor cues (the McClintock effect, named after the primary investigator, Martha McClintock, of the University of Chicago).^[15][16] This study exposed a group of women to a whiff of perspiration from other women. It was found that it caused their menstrual cycles to speed up or slow down depending on the time in the month the sweat was collected; before, during, or after ovulation. Therefore, this study proposed that there are two types of pheromone involved: "One, produced prior to ovulation, shortens the ovarian cycle; and the second, produced just at ovulation, lengthens the cycle". However, recent studies and reviews of the McClintock methodology have called into question the validity of her results.^[17]

The male Axilla (more commonly known as the armpit) has been hypothesized to be a source of human pheromones.

It has been suggested that women with irregular menstrual cycles became regular when exposed to male underarm extracts.^[18] They hypothesized that male sweat contains pheromones, which mirror how pheromones affect other mammals.^[18]

Other studies have demonstrated that the smell of androstadienone, a chemical component of male sweat, maintains higher levels of cortisol in females,^[19] and that the compound is detected via the olfactory mucosa.^[20] The scientists suggest that the ability of this compound to influence the endocrine balance of the opposite sex makes it a human pheromonal chemosignal. In 2002, a study showed an unnamed synthetic chemical in women's perfume appeared to increase intimate contact with men. The authors hypothesize, but do not demonstrate, that the observed behavioural differences are olfactorily mediated.^[21] This and a previous study by the same authors with the still undisclosed "pheromone" preparation has been heavily criticized for having methodological flaws and that upon re-analyzing there was no effect seen.^[22][23]

Other studies have suggested that people might be using odor cues associated with the immune system to select mates who are not closely related to themselves. Using a brain imaging technique, Swedish researchers have shown that homosexual and heterosexual males' brains respond differently to two odors that may be involved in sexual arousal, and that the homosexual men respond in the same way as heterosexual women, though it could not be determined whether this was cause or effect.^{[citation needed]} The study was expanded to include homosexual women; the results were consistent with previous findings meaning that homosexual women were not as responsive to male identified odors, while their response to female cues was similar to that of heterosexual males.^[24] According to the researchers, this research suggests a possible role for human pheromones in the biological basis of sexual orientation.^[25] In 2008, it was found using functional magnetic resonance imaging that the right orbitofrontal cortex, right fusiform cortex, and right hypothalamus respond to airborne natural human sexual sweat. ^[26]

In 2006, it was shown that a second mouse receptor sub-class is found in the olfactory epithelium. Called the trace amine-associated receptors (TAAR), some are activated by volatile amines found in mouse urine, including one putative mouse pheromone.^[27] Orthologous receptors exist in humans providing, the authors propose, evidence for a mechanism of human pheromone detection.^[28]

Some body spray advertisers claim that their products contain human sexual pheromones which act as an aphrodisiac. In the 1970s, "copulins" were patented as products which release human pheromones, based on research on rhesus monkeys.^[29] Subsequently, androstenone, axillary sweat, and "vomodors" have been claimed to act as human pheromones.^[30] Despite these claims, no pheromonal substance has ever been demonstrated to directly influence human behavior in a peer reviewed study.^[29][30][31]