Use of odorants to alter learning capacity
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1. A method for enhancing learning in a normosmic person, comprising the following steps:
- administering to the person by inhalation a suprathreshold but not irritant amount of a floral odorant;
wherein inhaling an amount of said odorant enhances the capacity of said person to learn a task selected from the group consisting of spatial analysis, motor control, alertness, concentration, manipulation of numbers, and retention in memory of spatial orientation; and
the amount of odorant administered is effective to enable the person to complete the task on a subsequent undertaking of the task by about 25-35% less time compared to a first undertaking of the task.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for enhancing learning in a person by the administration of a mixed-floral odorant. The odorant can be used as an adjuvant to improve learning and as an aid in education, and for rehabilitation of patients diagnosed with pathologically-induced learning disabilities.
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1. A method for enhancing learning in a normosmic person, comprising the following steps:
administering to the person by inhalation a suprathreshold but not irritant amount of a floral odorant;
wherein inhaling an amount of said odorant enhances the capacity of said person to learn a task selected from the group consisting of spatial analysis, motor control, alertness, concentration, manipulation of numbers, and retention in memory of spatial orientation; and
the amount of odorant administered is effective to enable the person to complete the task on a subsequent undertaking of the task by about 25-35% less time compared to a first undertaking of the task.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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4. A method for enhancing learning in a normosmic person, comprising the steps of:
administering to the person by inhalation a suprathreshold but not irritant amount of a floral odorant to assist in the rehabilitation of a patient diagnosed as having a pathologically-induced learning disability;
wherein inhaling an amount of said odorant enhances the capacity of said person to learn a task selected from the group consisting of spatial analysis, motor control, alertness, concentration, manipulation of numbers, and retention in memory of spatial orientation; and
the amount of odorant administered is effective to enable the person to complete the task on a subsequent undertaking of the task by about 25-35% less time compared to a first undertaking of the task.- View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method for enhancing learning in a normosmic person, comprising the steps of:
administering to the person by inhalation a suprathreshold but not irritant amount of a floral odorant;
said person diagnosed as having a primary learning disability;
wherein inhaling an amount of said odorant enhances the capacity of said person to learn a task selected from the group consisting of spatial analysis, motor control, alertness, concentration, manipulation of numbers, and retention in memory of spatial orientation; and
the amount of odorant administered is effective to enable the person to complete the task on a subsequent undertaking of the task by about 25-35% less time compared to a first undertaking of the task.- View Dependent Claims (7)
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