A fascinating study has found that sniffing female tears significantly reduced male aggression and decreased activity in aggression-related brain networks. It’s suggested that the effect, which is caused by chemical signals in tears and is also seen in rodents, serves a protective function.
Just because the reason isn’t obvious doesn’t mean it’s not real. They probably had some indication of what to expect even before they started the experiment. That’s where a lot of hypotheses come from in the first place.
Just because the reason isn’t obvious doesn’t mean it’s not real. They probably had some indication of what to expect even before they started the experiment. That’s where a lot of hypotheses come from in the first place.