https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 124717.htm
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In continuing experiments, the researchers asked whether other subliminal "social odors" have a different impact in autism than in control groups. In one, the volunteers were exposed to sudden loud noises during their sessions while at the same time they were also exposed to a potentially calming component of body-odor named hexadecanal. Another automatic fear response -- blinking -- was recorded using electrodes above the muscles of the eye. Indeed, the blink response in the control group was weaker when they were exposed to hexadecanal, while for those in the autistic group this response was stronger with hexadecanal.
My husband told me about it with a comment: "It seems you act like this. The more self-confident one appears, the more you distrust them."
But I never viewed my against-the-current reactions as a disorder. Yes, living with this is hard but this way I remain calm when everybody panic and alert when everybody rest. Just a little admixture of such people is beneficial to the whole group!
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Let's not confuse being normal with being mentally healthy.
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04 Dec 2017, 4:59 am
