Peppermint and Lavender Essential Oils: Are They Therapeutic Aromas for Attention and Memory?

IntroductionPrevious study showed that aroma has direct and indirect psychological effects and the sense of smell stimulates our memory, feeling of creativity as well as emotions. Peppermint enhances memory and increases alertness in terms of mood while lavender has calming and sedating properties which decreases memory and attention based tasks. The aim of our study is to determine the effect of peppermint and lavender scents on the memory and...