Abstract 60 (44 in the final sample) full-time or part-time employed or full-time student
participants at the University of Central Florida were recruited to see whether a break in …

Existing studies have shown that direct exposure to a real nature environment has a
restorative effect on attentional resources after a mentally fatiguing task. However, it remains …

Exposure to natural environments and the adoption of specific cognitive strategies are each
claimed to have a direct influence on executive mental functioning. Here we manipulate both …

The purpose of this study was to investigate links between attention restoration theory and
executive function. A series of four experiments, each using a pre-versus post-test design …

Purpose: This one-group pretest–posttest, designed within a subject study, looks to compare
the effects of an outdoor nature walk (ONW) to those of a virtual nature walk (VRW) on …

Interactions with natural environments and nature-related stimuli have been found to be
beneficial to cognitive performance, in particular on executive cognitive tasks with high …

A quasi-experimental study was conducted to investigate the effects of exposure to
interactive and non-interactive virtual nature on stress, mood, and cognitive performance …

Nature exposure has been found to alleviate mental fatigue and increase performance on
tasks requiring focused attention and working memory. Performance in various sports is …

Spending time in nature, and even watching images or videos of nature, has positive effects
on one's mental state. However, cognitively stressful work is often performed indoors, in …

Acquired brain injury (ABI) can lead to a constellation of higher-order executive problems,
which can impact significantly on everyday behaviour. While some neuropsychological …