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Is there a scent that can make you smarter?

Eric Barker
February 27, 2012

 

Rosemary.

Via Eurekalert:

Hailed since ancient times for its medicinal properties, we still have a lot to learn about the effects of rosemary. Now researchers writing in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE, have shown for the first time that blood levels of a rosemary oil component correlate with improved cognitive performance.

And:

The investigators tested cognitive performance and mood in a cohort of 20 subjects, who were exposed to varying levels of the rosemary aroma. Using blood samples to detect the amount of 1,8-cineole participants had absorbed, the researchers applied speed and accuracy tests, and mood assessments, to judge the rosemary oil’s affects.

Results indicate for the first time in human subjects that concentration of 1,8-cineole in the blood is related to an individual’s cognitive performance â with higher concentrations resulting in improved performance. Both speed and accuracy were improved, suggesting that the relationship is not describing a speedâaccuracy trade off.

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Title Is there a scent that can make you smarter?
Author Eric Barker
Date February 27, 2012 7:36 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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