RE: Odours 'help spot dementia'

2004-12-16 Thread Stuart Mckelvie
Dear Linda, Many thanks. Stuart Date sent: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:42:32 -0600 From: Michael Scoles [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: Odours 'help spot dementia' Send reply

RE: Odours 'help spot dementia'

2004-12-16 Thread Stuart Mckelvie
:RE: Odours 'help spot dementia' Send reply to: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yeah, it didn't pass the smell test for me either. Michael T. Scoles, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Dept. Psychology Counseling University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR

Odours 'help spot dementia'

2004-12-14 Thread Michael Lee
Found this interesting while on the topic, particularly this self-testing kit mentioned at the end of the article. I had no idea such a thing existed. Perhaps I should start exercising my sense of smell more frequently! http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1210243.html?menu=news.scienceanddiscov

Re: Odours 'help spot dementia'

2004-12-14 Thread michael sylvester
I once read a study about an Alzheimers' institution that plants different trees with different flower odours throughout the institutional grounds.Clients are trained to associate certain odours with distance from the main house. For example'the smell of strawberry could be an indication that the

RE: Odours 'help spot dementia'

2004-12-14 Thread DeVolder Carol L
-Original Message- From: michael sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:55 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: Odours 'help spot dementia' I once read a study about an Alzheimers' institution that plants different trees with different flower

RE: Odours 'help spot dementia'

2004-12-14 Thread Michael Scoles
2:55 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: Odours 'help spot dementia' I once read a study about an Alzheimers' institution that plants different trees with different flower odours throughout the institutional grounds.Clients are trained to associate certain odours

RE: Odours 'help spot dementia'

2004-12-14 Thread Rick Froman
to a prediction of olfactory dysfunction in AD patients. Rick Rick Froman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 7:43 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: Odours 'help spot dementia' Dear

Re: Odours 'help spot dementia'

2004-12-14 Thread Karl L. Wuensch
Persons with no olfactory sense can detect menthol. Apparently it stimulates the trigeminal. - Original Message - From: "Michael Lee" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:44 AM Subject: Odours 'help spot

Re: Odours 'help spot dementia'

2004-12-14 Thread Steven Specht
No it wouldn't, as described. michael sylvester wrote: I once read a study about an Alzheimers' institution that plants different trees with different flower odours throughout the institutional grounds.Clients are trained to associate certain odours with distance from the main house. For

Re: Odours 'help spot dementia'

2004-12-14 Thread smckelvi
Dear Michael, Please give us the reference to this study. Stuart McKelvie Quoting michael sylvester [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I once read a study about an Alzheimers' institution that plants different trees with different flower odours throughout the institutional grounds.Clients are trained