Decades of research in environmental psychology have shown that contact with natural
environments has restorative, stress-ameliorating effects. At present, researchers in the …

Contact with nature has been proposed as a solution to achieve physiological relaxation
and stress recovery, and a number of scientific verification outcomes have been shown …

Biophilia hypothesis suggests humans have an innate connection to nature which may affect
our health and productivity. Yet we currently live in a world that is rapidly urbanizing with …

The aim of this review was to outline the most relevant benefits of forest bathing for well-
being promotion. This study was designed as an umbrella literature review. Medline (via …

Research Highlights: This review gives an overview of existing literature on the emerging
topic of human wellbeing-forest contact nexus and provides a preliminary framework linking …

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarize the effects of forest therapy
on depression and anxiety using data obtained from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) …

Exposure to natural sounds is known to induce feelings of relaxation; however, only few
studies have provided scientific evidence on its physiological effects. This study examined …

This study aimed to demonstrate the effects of forest-derived visual, auditory, and combined
stimulation on brain activity, autonomic nervous system activity, and subjective spatial …

The benefits of biophilic interior design have been recognized by healthcare facilities, but
residential environments receive relatively less attention with respect to improving the health …

Immersion in forest environments was shown to produce beneficial effects to human health,
in particular psychophysical relaxation, leading to its growing recognition as a form of …