<p>Cognitive science holds that smell is the sense that has the strongest ability to trigger memories. It is discussed in awe. </p>

<p>We see anecdotes such as the sudden striking memory of sitting in your grandmothers kitchen when you were 6 - because you have just smelled the same scent of the food she cooked (30 years later). Has anyone been using scent timed with instruction to improve performance? I am only seeing studies of the effect of certain smells (peppermint, cinnamon, etc) on the neural activity of lab rats being watched with fMRI. </p>

<p><strong>Is there any research in which a control group (no smells) performed worse than an experimental group (had smells during learning and testing?)</strong>  </p>

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Is there any research showing success of teaching with smell?
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# Is there any research showing success of teaching with smell?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-09)

Cognitive science holds that smell is the sense that has the strongest ability to trigger memories. It is discussed in awe.

We see anecdotes such as the sudden striking memory of sitting in your grandmothers kitchen when you were 6 - because you have just smelled the same scent of the food she cooked (30 years later). Has anyone been using scent timed with instruction to improve performance? I am only seeing studies of the effect of certain smells (peppermint, cinnamon, etc) on the neural activity of lab rats being watched with fMRI.

**Is there any research in which a control group (no smells) performed worse than an experimental group (had smells during learning and testing?)**

**Tags:** learning, memory, experimental-psychology, sensation


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