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 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 72035 > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/14/04 3:51 PM >>> > You may have read the study, but I'd be interested in seeing the > reference. I'm skeptical that it could work given that olfaction is > often a casualty of Alzheimer's Disease. I also can't imagine it working > for any length of time, given the progressive nature of the disease. > Carol > > > -----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 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 client has wandered too far from the main house and the client > should stop and return to the main house. > And while on this subject,would that be classified as state or > cue dependent learning? > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600 Chairperson, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, Fax: (819)822-9661 3 Route 108 East, Borough of Lennoxville, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 1Z7, Canada. Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
