The #nature cure: how time #outdoors transforms our #memory, #imagination and #logic

Without engaging with #NaturalEnvironments, our #brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity

by Sam Pyrah
Mon 27 Nov 2023 05.00 EST

"You are probably aware of studies showing that green (#vegetated) and blue (moving #water) environments are associated with a reduction in stress, improved mood, more positive emotions and decreases in anxiety and rumination. But there is growing evidence that nature exposure also benefits cognitive function – all the processes involved in gaining knowledge and understanding, including perception, memory, reasoning, judgment, imagination and problem-solving. One study found that after just 40 seconds of looking out at a green roof, subjects made fewer mistakes in a test than when they looked at a concrete one."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/27/the-nature-cure-how-time-outdoors-transforms-our-memory-imagination-and-logic?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

#SaveNature #NaturalWorld #MoreGreenSpace #Gardens #OpenSpace #NatureIsATemple #ProtectTheForests #ProtectNature #NatureBathing #GreenSound