研究表明,只是聞聞咖啡香就能提高數學能力大綱

It's known to make you feel more awake, and now it seems that Coffee may also improve your maths skills. And the best news is that you don't even need to drink it to see the improvements - you just need to smell it. Coffee is actually very healthy. It is loaded with antioxidants and beneficial nutrients that can improve your health. The studies show that coffee drinkers have a much lower risk of several serious diseases.

衆所周知，咖啡會讓你感覺更清醒。現在看來，咖啡或能提高你的數學能力。最棒的是：你甚至無需喝咖啡就能看到效果--只要聞一聞就行。咖啡實則非常有利身體健康。它含有多種抗氧化劑和有益營養成分，促進人體健康。研究表明：咖啡飲用者患各種嚴重疾病的風險更低。

A new study by researchers from Stevens Institute of Technology has revealed that the scent of coffee may help your maths skills. Professor Adriana Madzharov, who led the study, said: "It's not just that the coffee-like scent helped people perform better on analytical tasks, which was already interesting. But they also thought they would do better, and we demonstrated that this expectation was at least partly responsible for their improved performance."

史蒂文斯理工學院的研究人員開展的一項新研究揭示：咖啡的香味或有助於提高數學能力。Adriana Madzharov教授牽頭這項研究，她說："咖啡般的香味不僅能提高人們的分析能力，這本身就很有意思。而且人們還覺得咖啡香能帶來更多益處，我們已證明，表現力提高至少部分是因爲咖啡香所致。"

In the study, 100 business students took a 10-question algebra test. Half the group took the test in the presence of a coffee-like scent, while the other half took the test in an unscented room. The results revealed that the group in the coffee-smelling room scored significantly higher on the test than those in the unscented room.

在這項研究中，100位商學院學生做了10道代數題。一半的人是在咖啡香味的環境中做的測試題，另一半是在沒有咖啡香味的房間中做的題。結果表明：在咖啡香味環境中做題的學生的得分明顯高於在沒有咖啡香味環境中做題的學生。

In a follow-up study, the researchers quizzed 200 new participants on their beliefs about various scents and their effects on human performance. Their answers revealed that they believed they would feel more alert in the presence of a coffee scent. This suggests that their expectations about performance may have influenced their improved skills.

在後續研究中，研究員對200名其他受試者做了測試，詢問在他們心中各種氣味及這些氣味對人們表現力的影響是何想法。他們的答案表明：聞到咖啡香，他們就會更清醒。這表明他們對錶現力的期望或影響他們能力的提升。

The researchers believe that the findings could have major implications in the real world. Professor Madzharov added: "Olfaction is one of our most powerful senses. Employers, architects, building developers, retail space managers and others, can use subtle scents to help shape employees' or occupants' experience with their environment. It's an area of great interest and potential."

研究員認爲這些研究結果或對現實世界產生重大影響，Madzharov教授補充說："嗅覺是我們最強大的感官之一。僱主、建築師、建築開發商、零售空間經理和其他人能利用微妙的氣味來塑造員工或居住者對環境的體驗。這是個非常有意思、有潛力的領域。"