Scientists studying how sleep affects memory have found that the whiff of a familiar scent can help a slumbering brain better remember things that it learned the evening before. The smell of roses — delivered to people’s nostrils as they studied and, later, as they slept — improved their performance on a memory test by about 13 percent.
— Another reason to spritz on some Une Rose before you go to bed, from the journal Science via today's New York Times (with thanks to Ruth for the link).
It's fantastic but until they come up with a contraption for use at home how does one do it? Does one ask one's partner or spouse to stay awake all night and catch the right moments to spritz? Hmmm…. LOL!
LOL — just douse your pillow before you go to bed
Don't think that works so well: 'The students did not get the same boost when they received bursts of the fragrance just before sleep…' It has to be spritzed at a particular time.
LOL — see, you read the whole thing. I'm too tired to read the whole thing. Probably need a good spritz of rose (and another cup of tea).
Oh, poor R! Hope you get to rest a bit today.
I have sleep disorders. Can't comment on what it does for memory — what memory? — and I never wear rose scents, but it does seem to help me sleep. My pillows smell of FdTRB.
What memory indeed — sounds like we've got the same problem! I usually go to sleep with Philosykos or POTL, but will have to try some rose instead.