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The Impact of Nature Imagery and Mystery on Attention Restoration

J, 2022
The factors contributing to urbanization, such as population growth and the development of mega-cities, have increased environmental stressors on top of everyday stressors, resulting in information overload.
Trina Yap, Denise Dillon, Peter K. H. Chew   +2 more
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Immediate Attention Enhancement and Restoration From Interactive and Immersive Technologies: A Scoping Review

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Interactive and immersive technologies such as video games, exergames, and virtual reality are typically regarded as entertainment mediums. They also offer a multitude of health and well-being benefits.
Adam C. Barton, Jade Sheen, Linda K. Byrne   +2 more
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Testing Attention Restoration in a Virtual Reality Driving Simulator

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Objectives: Attention Restoration Theory (ART) suggests that walking or being in natural settings, as opposed to urban environments, benefits cognitive skills because it is less demanding on attentional resources.
Marica Cassarino, Marica Cassarino, Marta Maisto, Ylenia Esposito, Davide Guerrero, Jason Seeho Chan, Annalisa Setti   +6 more
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Closed-Loop Attention Restoration Theory for Virtual Reality-Based Attentional Engagement Enhancement

Sensors, 2020
Today, as media and technology multitasking becomes pervasive, the majority of young people face a challenge regarding their attentional engagement (that is, how well their attention can be maintained).
Gang Li, Shihong Zhou, Zhen Kong, Mengyuan Guo   +3 more
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Human Attention Restoration, Flow, and Creativity: A Conceptual Integration

Journal of Imaging
In today’s fast paced, attention-demanding society, executive functions and attentional resources are often taxed. Individuals need ways to sustain and restore these resources. We first review the concepts of attention and restoration, as instantiated in
Teresa P. Pham, Thomas Sanocki
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Water and Meadow Views Both Afford Perceived but Not Performance-Based Attention Restoration: Results From Two Experimental Studies

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Attention Restoration Theory proposes that exposure to natural environments helps to restore attention. For sustained attention—the ongoing application of focus to a task, the effect appears to be modest, and the underlying mechanisms of attention ...
Katherine A. Johnson, Annabelle Pontvianne, Vi Ly, Rui Jin, Jonathan Haris Januar, Keitaro Machida, Leisa D. Sargent, Kate E. Lee, Nicholas S. G. Williams, Kathryn J. H. Williams   +9 more
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Is scenery mandatory for restoration? Attention restoration without visual nature elements

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionThis study examines the contribution of non-visual nature elements in attention restoration, addressing a gap in research that often prioritizes visual stimuli.
Hiroto Sakimura, Tomoko Sugawara, Kohta Watatsu, Riho Watanabe, Keiko Tanaka, Akira Wakana, Koji Konuma, Yasuhiko Niimi, Tetsuo Kurahashi, Hiroyuki Sakai, Katsunori Kohda, Nobuhiko Muramoto   +11 more
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Nature Experiences of Older People for Active Ageing: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Co-Design of Community Gardens

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
In Western countries, the concepts of healthy ageing and active ageing, that is, concepts that favour health, participation, and security to increase the quality of life of older people, have become key issues. Hence, the effective design of public green
Marco Boffi, Linda Pola, Natalia Fumagalli, Elisabetta Fermani, Giulio Senes, Paolo Inghilleri   +5 more
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Impacts of urban green infrastructure on attentional functioning: insights from an fMRI study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Multiple studies using various measures, technologies, and participant groups have found that exposure to urban green infrastructure can help alleviate the daily attentional fatigue that human experience.
Xiangrong Jiang, Yifan Hu, Linda Larsen, Chun-Yen Chang, William C. Sullivan   +4 more
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Health-Promoting Nature-Based Paradigms in Urban Planning

Encyclopedia, 2023
Since the 19th century, urban planning has largely been guided by ambitions to improve the population’s wellbeing and living conditions. Parks and green areas have played a significant role in this work.
Patrik Grahn, Jonathan Stoltz, Erik Skärbäck, Anna Bengtsson   +3 more
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