It may also tell us when to get ready for sex, and perhaps with whom. FSU scientists say there's a nerve in the nose, nervus terminalis, which seems to be part of the reproductive system. It runs from the nose to the front of the brain. Studying stingrays, Michael Meredith, FSU professor of biological science, working with other FSU scientists, found that stimulation of the nerve increases the volume of reproductive hormones in the brain. And it's not just stingrays.
All vertebrates have the nasal sex nerve.
An amazing sabbatical Gil Lazier, the outgoing dean of FSU's School of Theatre, began his first sabbatical this summer, launching a series of adventures before he comes back as a professor in the year 2000. He and his wife plan to spend two weeks in London, two weeks touring India and three months in study and meditation at an ashram, a spiritual community, near Bombay. He said it'll be a good way to prepare for returning to teaching. So I have to be grateful for it, and I am. But now it's time to move on.