Nice to sniff you: Handshakes may engage our sense of smell

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 11:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Why do people shake hands? A new Weizmann Institute study suggests one of the reasons for this ancient custom may be to check out each other’s odors. Even if we […]

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