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Sound and Soundscape in Restorative Natural Environments: A Narrative Literature Review

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Acoustic experiences of nature represent a growing area in restorative environments research and are explored in this narrative literature review. First, the work surveyed indicates that nature is broadly characterized by the sounds of birdsong, wind ...
Eleanor Ratcliffe
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How perceived restorative environments shape meaning in life: psychological mechanisms among urban and rural active older adults [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectivesGrounded in environmental restorativeness theory, this study investigates the association between perceived restorative environments and meaning in life among active older adults.
Xiang Li, Yihao Huang, Donghua Yuan
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Psychophysiological restoration in natural versus built cultural environments: a Chinese field-EEG study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Prior research has highlighted the psychophysiological benefits of natural environments while underestimating the restorative potential of built cultural environments.
Genmao Wang, Shuangquan Zhang, Xianjie Chen   +2 more
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Observation of environments with different restorative potential results in differences in eye patron movements and pupillary size

IBRO Reports, 2019
The Environmental Psychological Restoration (EPR) is the result of the recovery of an antecedent deficit (e.g. stress or attentional fatigue) culminating in a restorative environment exposure.
Joel Martínez-Soto, Luis Alfonso de la Fuente Suárez, Leopoldo Gonzáles-Santos, Fernando A. Barrios   +3 more
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Urban Public Spaces as Restorative Environments: The Case of Ljubljana [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
Katarina Polajnar Horvat, Daniela Ribeiro   +1 more
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Beyond Blue and Green Spaces: Identifying and Characterizing Restorative Environments on Sichuan Technology and Business University Campus [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Shixian Luo, Yue Du
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The Effect of Virtual-Reality-Based Restorative Environments on Creativity [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Hongqidi Li, Yue Li
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Using Virtual Reality to Bring Restorative Environments to Employees: An Online Pilot Study [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
Kristin Horan, Maria Harrington, Chelsea Lenoble   +2 more
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Physical nature enhances creativity, while virtual nature strengthens creative self-concept [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
Enhancing creativity is essential in educational and professional settings. While previous research has demonstrated that physical nature can boost creativity by supporting cognitive restoration, this study explores the effects of both physical nature ...
Maral Jafari Ranjbar, Yongyeon Cho, Sarah Zenti, Stephen B. Gilbert   +3 more
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Exploring the relationship between home environmental characteristics and restorative effect through neural activities

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023
As society and the economy have advanced, the focus of architectural and interior environment design has shifted from practicality to eliciting emotional responses, such as stimulating environments and innovative inclusive designs. Of particular interest
Tao Shen, JunYao Wang, JunYao Wang, Yingfan Fu, Yingfan Fu   +4 more
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