For this study, the effects of lavender essential oil on the rate of relaxation after physical stress were investigated. While previous studies have been performed relating lavender aroma to decreased psychological stress, ...

Distractive stimuli divert students’ attention and disrupts the memory formation process. Stress, as measured by physiological changes including rise in blood pressure, heart rate and skin conductance, also affect the ...

The sympathetic response, also known as fight or flight, is a physiological response that occurs due to a perceived threat to survival. It can physiologically be observed through an increase in heart rate, respiratory ...