{"id":2459,"date":"2017-05-05T15:43:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T13:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2018-05-21T15:38:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T20:38:35","slug":"exam-revision-students-should-smell-rosemary-for-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/05\/05\/exam-revision-students-should-smell-rosemary-for-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Exam revision students &#8216;should smell rosemary for memory&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/education-39780544\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2465\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/05\/05\/exam-revision-students-should-smell-rosemary-for-memory\/_95878812_rosemary2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/95878812_rosemary2.jpg?fit=660%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"660,371\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_95878812_rosemary2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/95878812_rosemary2.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/95878812_rosemary2.jpg?fit=660%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2465 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/95878812_rosemary2.jpg?resize=660%2C371\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/95878812_rosemary2.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/95878812_rosemary2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #333399;\">with the exam season approaching&#8230;<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"> and revision under way, university\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\">researchers have suggested that the smell of rosemary could enhance memory<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/education-39780544\"><span class=\"byline__name\" style=\"color: #333399;\">http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/education-39780544<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"byline__name\" style=\"color: #333399;\">By Sean Coughlan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"byline__title\" style=\"color: #333399;\">BBC Education correspondent<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">A study found that pupils working in a room with the aroma of rosemary, in the form of an essential oil, achieved 5% to 7% better results in memory tests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Mark Moss from <a class=\"story-body__link-external\" style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northumbria.ac.uk\/about-us\/news-events\/news\/2016\/04\/herbs-that-can-boost-your-mood-and-memory\/\">Northumbria University said the findings were consistent with tests on adults<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Dr Moss said the study supported traditional beliefs about rosemary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">He said that rosemary had been associated with memory for hundreds of years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Ancient Greek students wore garlands of rosemary in exams &#8211; and Ophelia, in Shakespeare&#8217;s play Hamlet, says: &#8220;There&#8217;s rosemary, that&#8217;s for remembrance.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Herb power<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">The study, to be presented this week at the annual conference of the British Psychological Society, will back the &#8220;received wisdom&#8221; that rosemary can assist memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine-33519453\">What does rosemary do to your brain?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-37800097\">How are we influenced by taste and scents?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">In the tests carried out by Dr Moss and Victoria Earle, 40 pupils aged 10 and 11 carried out a series of memory tests in rooms with and without the aroma of rosemary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">The pupils did not know they were taking part in memory tests related to scent &#8211; but Dr Moss said that those exposed to rosemary had on average an improvement of 5% to 7% in results.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"story-body__line\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">What works for you and your family during the stresses of exam revision? You can join the debate at the <a class=\"story-body__link-external\" style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCFamilyNews\/\">BBC&#8217;s Family &amp; Education News Facebook page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"story-body__line\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">This small-scale test followed up earlier research on adults which had suggested a link between rosemary and memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Dr Moss said it confirmed that children as well as adults seemed to be influenced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">But he said there was variability in the level of impact and some people did not seem to respond at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">&#8216;Electrical activity&#8217;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">He said the human sense of smell is highly sensitive and sends messages to the brain, setting off reactions and responses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">There are neurotransmitters in the brain associated with memory and Dr Moss suggests that these can be affected by scents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">He described it as &#8220;almost like a drug interaction&#8221; where the brain is influenced by what is being inhaled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">&#8220;It could be that aromas affect electrical activity in the brain or that pharmacologically active compounds can be absorbed when adults are exposed,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Dr Moss said the next step should be to extend the study, with &#8220;large-scale trials of aroma application in education settings.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with the exam season approaching&#8230; and revision under way, university\u00a0researchers have suggested that the smell of rosemary could enhance memory http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/education-39780544 By Sean Coughlan BBC Education correspondent A study found that pupils working in a room with the aroma of.. <a href=\"http:\/\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/05\/05\/exam-revision-students-should-smell-rosemary-for-memory\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[83,89,9,85,81],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/95878812_rosemary2.jpg?fit=660%2C371&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7sgRs-DF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1521,"url":"http:\/\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/03\/23\/rosemary-essential-oil-increases-memory\/","url_meta":{"origin":2459,"position":0},"title":"Rosemary Essential Oil Increases Memory!","date":"March 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cthere\u2019s rosemary, that\u2019s for remembrance\u2026\u201d ophelia Rosemary Research:\u00a0roberttisserand.com\/2013\/04\/new-rosemary-memory-research Click on this link to read Robert Tisserand\u2019s fascinating \u00a0article describing\u00a0the latest research on Rosemary Essential Oil. \u201c\u2026.In a series of tests rosemary essential oil from the herb increased the chances of remembering to do things in the future, by 60-75 per\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Beauty&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"http:\/\/vedaroma.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/screen-shot-2015-03-15-at-4-39-37-pm1.png?w=350&h=200&crop=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1509,"url":"http:\/\/va.esys.uk.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/03\/23\/rosemary-saves-the-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":2459,"position":1},"title":"Rosemary Saves the Day!","date":"March 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"short rosemary video by vedaroma \"I really enjoyed hearing the short video sent out by VedAroma about Rosemary and noticed that many of the benefits would be good for me. 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