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Exposure to the aroma of rosemary essential oil can enhance mental function and working memory in children.
Dr Mark Moss and Victoria Earle of Northumbria University at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Brighton examined the effects of Rosemary oil on children.
A total of 40 children aged 10 to 11 took part in a class based test on different mental tasks. Children were randomly assigned to a room that had either rosemary oil diffused in it for ten minutes or a room with no scent.
The children were tested individually on memory games.
The children in the aroma room performed better than the children in non-scented room. The test to recall words demonstrated the greatest different in scores. It could be that aromas boost activity in the brain.
Poor working memory is related to poor academic performance and these findings offers effective and simple intervention to improve academic performance in children.
