Development of odor relaxation techniques aim at forgetfulness and cognitive disorders prevention

本研究开发了一种经济、方便的气味缓解技术，旨在预防健忘和认知障碍，提高生活质量。通过对气味与认知记忆关系的实验研究，揭示了一些通过呼吸吸入的气味作用于自主神经系统、应激激素系统，使情绪发生变化，进而影响大脑的高级功能，从而显示出影响记忆功能和认知机制的效力。

This study performed development of odor relaxation techniques, which executed economical and convenient, aim at forgetfulness and cognitive disorders prevention and improvement of quality of life. As results of experimental examinations that investigated connection of odor and cognition and memory, some odors, that were taken in by breath, worked on automatic nervous system, stress hormones system and let moods change and worked on higher brain function, and the potency which gave influence to memory function and cognition mechanism was shown.