Sweet dreams ''aided by flowers''
22/09/2008
Britons climbing into bed and hoping for sweet dreams may want to consider investing in some flowers for their room, according to new research.
A study conducted by a team of German scientists and led by Professor Boris Stuck found wafting the scent of roses towards sleeping volunteers resulted in them reporting more pleasant dreams .
They rarely remembered smelling a particularly fragrance but reported more agreeable dreams following ten seconds of exposure to the smell of roses, the researchers from the University Hospital Mannheim noted.
Recently, research conducted by Boston College and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre suggested sleep helps humans preserve emotional memories.
They stated that enjoying sleep following an emotional incident allowed the brain to distinguish the emotions from the background details.
Jessica Payne, the study''s first author, said: "Sleep is a smart, sophisticated process. You might say that sleep is actually working at night to decide what memories to hold on to and what to let go of."
