Source type · 25 records
Review
ND-0006 · 2017 · Review
Ten questions concerning thermal and indoor air quality effects on the performance of office work and schoolwork
Wargocki & Wyon. Building and Environment
Synthesizes evidence that temperature and air quality can influence work and school performance, with effects dependent on task and exposure.
ND-0011 · 2019 · Review
Effects of moderate thermal environments on cognitive performance: A multidisciplinary review
Authors per journal record. Applied Energy
The review supports nonlinear relationships between thermal conditions and cognitive performance rather than a simple monotonic effect.
ND-0012 · 2018 · Review
A review of the environmental parameters necessary for an optimal sleep environment
Authors per journal record. Building and Environment
Noise, temperature, light and air quality each have plausible and documented effects on sleep quality and continuity.
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-0014 · 2017 · Review
Thermal environment and sleep quality: A review
Lan, Tsuzuki, Liu & Lian. Energy and Buildings
Moderate heat or cold can reduce sleep quality; control of the bed micro-environment may offer a lower-energy route to comfort.
ND-0015 · 2024 · Review
Optimizing bedroom thermal environment: A review of human body temperature, sleeping thermal comfort and sleep quality
Authors per journal record. Energy and Built Environment
Body-temperature distribution provides a useful bridge between thermal comfort and sleep quality, which are related but not interchangeable.
ND-0016 · 2025 · Review
How do we create a healthier thermal environment for sleep? A review of sleep thermal comfort and sleep quality
Authors per journal record. Building and Environment
Thermal needs vary between and within people; pre-sleep adjustment alone may not meet overnight sleep and comfort needs.
ND-0018 · 2025 · Narrative review
Dreamy Dwellings: How the Sleep Environment Affects Sleep Health in Adults
Gregory D. M. Potter. Lifestyle Medicine
Reviews multiple environmental inputs that can alter sleep, including sensory, thermal and social factors.
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-0025 · 2022 · Review
Classroom acoustics and cognition: review of the effects of noise and reverberation on primary school children
Mealings. Building Acoustics
Noise and reverberation can impair speech perception, memory, attention and learning, with children especially vulnerable.
ND-0026 · 2022 · Review
Acoustical parameters for learning in classroom: A review
Authors per journal record. Building and Environment
Classroom acoustic parameters are linked to speech intelligibility and learning-relevant outcomes.
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-0066 · 2006 · Foundational theory/review
The boundary vector cell model of place cell firing and spatial memory
Barry et al. Reviews in the Neurosciences
Proposes that boundaries at specific distances and directions contribute to place-cell firing and spatial memory.
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-0078 · 2007 · Literature review
Do patients in hospitals benefit from single rooms? A literature review
Authors per journal record. Health Policy
Single rooms showed moderate benefits for satisfaction, sleep/noise and privacy/dignity; infection evidence was conflicting and recovery evidence limited.
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-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-0106 · 2021 · Review
The neuroaesthetics of architectural spaces
Chatterjee, Coburn & Weinberger. Cognitive Processing
Synthesizes how architectural spaces may engage sensory-motor, emotion-valuation and meaning-knowledge systems.
ND-0111 · 2022 · Critical review
Biophilic design in architecture and its contributions to health, well-being, and sustainability: A critical review
Authors per journal record. Frontiers of Architectural Research
Reviews proposed health and wellbeing benefits of biophilic architecture while examining gaps in evidence and application.
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-0114 · 2026 · Review
(Remembering) Vector Coding of Boundaries and Objects in the Subiculum
Colin Lever. Hippocampus
Reviews vector coding of environmental boundaries and objects in hippocampal-related systems.