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Click and scroll through the images and read how researchers have discovered how our brains respond to nature
Looking at nature is often enough to lower your stress[Brown, D.K, J.L. Barton & V.F. Gladwell (2013). Viewing Nature Scenes Positively Affects Recovery of Autonomic Function Following Acute Mental Stress. Environmental Science & Technology, 47,5562-5569
Research has shown that the colour green aids in the creative process.[Lichetenfeld, S, A.J. Elliot, M.A. Maier, & R Pekrun (2012) Fertile Green: Green Facilitates Creative Performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38 (6), 784-797
Plant aroma compounds: the scent of a pine forest has been found to lower the stress response. [H.Ikei, C. Song and Y. Miyazaki. Effects of olfactory stimulation by a-pinene on autonomic nervous activity]