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Translation distance · 28 records
Adjacent human mechanism
Human mechanism is relevant to space but the study is not primarily architectural
how to use it:Translate only the tested mechanism and state the inference
ND-0013 · 2012 · Review
Effects of thermal environment on sleep and circadian rhythm
Okamoto-Mizuno & Mizuno. Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Heat and cold exposures can increase wakefulness and reduce REM or slow-wave sleep, with thermoregulation tightly coupled to sleep.
ND-0020 · 2005 · Review
Auditory distraction from low-intensity noise: a review of the consequences for learning and workplace environments
C. P. Beaman. Applied Cognitive Psychology
Low-intensity sound can impair serial recall and other tasks even when it is not subjectively loud.
ND-0023 · 2021 · Meta-analysis
A synthesis of health benefits of natural sounds and their distribution in national parks
Buxton et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Natural sounds were associated with improved affect and health-related outcomes and reduced stress or annoyance across the synthesized literature.
ND-0024 · 2024 · Systematic review and meta-analysis
Effects of natural sound exposure on health recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors per journal record. Science of the Total Environment
The pooled evidence supports health-recovery benefits from exposure to natural sounds, while effect sizes vary by outcome and stimulus.
ND-0028 · 2016 · Systematic review
Attention Restoration Theory: A systematic review of the attention restoration potential of exposure to natural environments
Ohly et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B
Some measures of attention improved after nature exposure, but findings varied substantially by test and study design.
ND-0029 · 2018 · Systematic review and meta-analysis
Attention Restoration Theory II: systematic review of attention processes affected by exposure to natural environments
Stevenson et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B
Nature exposure showed small-to-moderate benefits for several executive-attention outcomes, with stronger signals for some measures and settings.
ND-0030 · 2015 · Experimental neuroimaging study
Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation
Bratman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
A nature walk reduced self-reported rumination and subgenual prefrontal activation relative to an urban walk.
ND-0032 · 1991 · Experimental study
Stress recovery during exposure to natural and urban environments
Ulrich et al. Journal of Environmental Psychology
Natural scenes were associated with faster or more complete recovery on several affective and physiological measures after stress induction.
ND-0037 · 2019 · Review
Effects of light on human circadian rhythms, sleep and mood
Blume, Garbazza & Spitschan. Somnologie
Light timing, spectrum and intensity can alter circadian rhythms, sleep and mood through retinal pathways beyond image-forming vision.
ND-0039 · 2026 · Naturalistic observational study
Naturalistic light exposure patterns in relation to medication status, mood symptoms, and chronotype
Authors per journal record. npj Biological Timing and Sleep
Naturalistic light patterns differed in relation to chronotype and mood-related variables, reinforcing the importance of real-world exposure timing.
ND-0056 · 2006 · Behavioral experiment
Humans Prefer Curved Visual Objects
Moshe Bar & Maital Neta. Psychological Science
Participants showed a preference for curved over sharp-contoured objects, consistent with a negative bias toward sharp transitions.
ND-0065 · 2010 · Human neuroimaging study
Evidence for grid cells in a human memory network
Doeller, Barry & Burgess. Nature
Human entorhinal signals showed six-fold directional modulation consistent with grid-cell-like coding.
ND-0067 · 2017 · Experimental eye-tracking study
Meaning-based guidance of attention in scenes as revealed by meaning maps
Henderson & Hayes. Nature Human Behaviour
Meaning maps predicted where people looked in scenes beyond low-level image salience.
ND-0068 · 2018 · Experimental eye-tracking study
Meaning guides attention in real-world scene images: Evidence from eye movements and meaning maps
Henderson & Hayes. Journal of Vision
Semantic meaning accounted for gaze behavior in scene viewing beyond image-salience models.
ND-0069 · 2019 · Review
Meaning and Attentional Guidance in Scenes: A Review of the Meaning Map Approach
Authors per journal record. Vision
Reviews evidence that scene meaning is a major determinant of visual attention.
ND-0070 · 2019 · Review
Reading scenes: how scene grammar guides attention and aids perception in real-world environments
Võ et al. Current Opinion in Psychology
Objects are processed faster when they appear in expected semantic and spatial relationships, and violations attract attention.
ND-0071 · 2018 · Experimental study
Anchoring visual search in scenes: Assessing the role of anchor objects on eye movements during visual search
Boettcher et al. Journal of Vision
Search was guided by anchor objects that predicted where target objects should be located.
ND-0086 · 1996 · Review
Odor memory: Review and analysis
Herz & Engen. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Olfactory memory has distinctive associative characteristics and can evoke strong memories even though it does not form a wholly separate memory system.
ND-0087 · 2008 · Experimental EEG study
Investigations of human EEG response to viewing fractal patterns
Hagerhall et al. Perception
EEG responses varied with fractal dimension; a mid-range fractal dimension produced distinctive frontal alpha and parietal beta patterns.
ND-0088 · 2006 · Review
Reduction of Physiological Stress Using Fractal Art and Architecture
R. P. Taylor. Leonardo
Mid-range fractal patterns are proposed to be processed efficiently and may reduce physiological stress.
ND-0089 · 2021 · Review
The Potential of Biophilic Fractal Designs to Promote Health and Performance: A Review of Experiments and Applications
Richard P. Taylor. Sustainability
Reviews evidence that mid-complexity fractals can be processed fluently and may support stress reduction and visual performance.
ND-0090 · 2024 · Book chapter / review
Fractal Fluency: Processing of Fractal Stimuli Across Sight, Sound, and Touch
Taylor et al. Advances in Neurobiology
Extends fractal-fluency ideas across vision, sound and touch and links mid-range complexity to processing ease and stress outcomes.
ND-0094 · 2026 · Randomized crossover human study
The glymphatic system clears amyloid beta and tau from brain to plasma in humans
Dagum et al. Nature Communications
Normal sleep was associated with morning plasma biomarker patterns consistent with greater glymphatic clearance of amyloid beta and tau than sleep deprivation.
ND-0112 · 2022 · Review
A theory of geometry representations for spatial navigation
Authors per journal record. Progress in Neurobiology
Synthesizes how the brain may represent environmental geometry for navigation across several coding systems.
ND-0113 · 2012 · Review
From Objects to Landmarks: The Function of Visual Location Information in Spatial Navigation
Authors per journal record. Frontiers in Psychology
Landmarks support navigation through both identity and positional information, with effectiveness depending on route and decision context.
ND-0115 · 2019 · Experimental study
The role of meaning in attentional guidance during free viewing of real-world scenes
Peacock, Hayes & Henderson. Acta Psychologica
Meaning predicted attention allocation during free viewing, reinforcing semantic guidance beyond low-level salience.
ND-0116 · 2018 · Experimental study
Meaning Guides Attention during Real-World Scene Description
Authors per journal record. Scientific Reports
Meaning remained a strong predictor of gaze when participants actively described scenes.
ND-0118 · 2019 · Population study
Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing
White et al. Scientific Reports
Participants reporting at least roughly two hours of nature contact per week were more likely to report good health and wellbeing, with benefits associated with accumulated exposure.