Andrew Huberman· PhD
Now what's especially important about this accelerator on the desire to mate and mating behavior and hormones is that it is driven by exposure to light, but it is not the exposure of light to the eyes.
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Now what's especially important about this accelerator on the desire to mate and mating behavior and hormones is that it is driven by exposure to light, but it is not the exposure of light to the eyes.
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It also emphasizes that sunlight, UVB light, can directly trigger hormone pathways and desire to mate and mating behavior.
Now what's especially important about this accelerator on the desire to mate and mating behavior and hormones is that it is driven by exposure to light, but it is not the exposure of light to the eyes. It turns out that it is the exposure of your skin to particular wavelengths of light that is triggering increases in the hormones, testosterone, and estrogen, leading to increased desire to mate.
UVB light exposure to the skin enhanced female attractiveness, so the perceived attractiveness of females by males, and increased the receptiveness or the desire to mate in both sexes.