The smell of Alcohol will lower the Concentration

Wednesday 18 May 2016

The smell of Alcohol will lower the Concentration

If your friend call to go to the bar it is kind of hard to resist. But, did you know will get an adverse effect of some of the cocktails, even though you don't drink and just smell according to a recent research that revealed by the journal Psychopharmacology.
In this study, he asked the participants perform the task on the computer while wearing a mask mixed with the scent of Orange solution contains alcohol or alcohol.
A simple enough task, in which participants have to press a button every time they see a good letter K or beer bottles in the display.
It sounds easy, but in reality, those who wore masks of alcohol are more likely to press the button at the wrong time. It is a sign of impulse control are not good. One of the greatest effect was due to the smell of alcohol.
"The smell of alcohol could lead to participants is difficult to control their behavior," said lead author, Rebecca Monk, as reported by the pages of Glamour, yesterday.
The authors conclude that this response might encourage people to consume more alcohol. This effect is not strong enough to suggest you to avoid driving after a smelling of alcohol.
But at least, this way can help you decide to skip the liquor at a party.

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