Mechanism · 9 records
Physiological relaxation
Environmental exposure reduces markers of activation or stress
family: Physiology
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-0033 · 2022 · Systematic review and meta-analysis
Effects of Indoor Plants on Human Functions: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses
Han, Ruan & Liao. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The review generally favored plant presence for objective human-function outcomes, with significant pooled effects for some outcomes but limited studies per meta-analysis.
ND-0043 · 2026 · Systematic mapping review
Toward Evidence-Based Neuroarchitecture: A Systematic Mapping and Framework for Immersive Spatial Cognition
Authors per journal record. Frontiers in Psychology
Maps the human empirical field and shows frequent reliance on questionnaires, behavior and EEG, with lower use of HRV, fMRI and fNIRS.
ND-0044 · 2021 · Systematic review
The Cognitive-Emotional Design and Study of Architectural Space: A Scoping Review of Neuroarchitecture and Its Precursor Approaches
Higuera-Trujillo, Llinares & Macagno. Sensors
Synthesizes neuroarchitecture with earlier environmental-psychology and psychophysiology approaches.
ND-0050 · 2021 · Experimental study
Effects of Changes to Architectural Elements on Human Relaxation-Arousal Responses: Based on VR and EEG
Kim et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Changes to room proportions, ceiling height and window ratio produced differences in EEG-derived relaxation-arousal indices.
ND-0081 · 2026 · Systematic review
Psychophysiological responses to indoor wood use: A systematic literature review of indicators, methods, and research trends
Authors per journal record. Building and Environment
Visual wood exposure is the most studied modality, with heart rate and prefrontal measures common; the field needs longer exposures and more diverse samples.
ND-0082 · 2026 · Systematic review
Effect of Wood Indoor Environments on Human Psychophysiological Responses and Evaluation Indicators: A Review
Authors per journal record. Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
Across 24 selected experiments, wood exposure generally tended toward more favorable psychological and physiological responses.
ND-0117 · 2005 · Field / psychophysiological experiment
Human Response to Window Views and Indoor Plants in the Workplace
Chang & Chen. HortScience
Nature views and indoor plants were associated with lower tension or anxiety across several conditions compared with no-view/no-plant settings.
ND-0133 · 2026 · Experimental virtual reality study
Associations of soundscape naturalness and natural-element complexity with short-term psychophysiological restoration in campus green spaces: a virtual reality study
Zhang & Guo. Frontiers in Psychology
Responses aligned most consistently with the soundscape dimension rather than the visual one. Under medium and high soundscape naturalness, medium natural-element complexity produced more favorable patterns than either low or high, consistent with an inverted-U rather than a more-is-better relationship.