Exploring the influence of the built environment on human experience through a neuroscience approach: A systematic review

What the study found

The review identified growing use of neuroscience methods but substantial gaps in sample size, ecological validity and reproducibility.

Limitations

Early field with diverse methods and limited replication.

Neurodesign interpretation

A design claim becomes stronger when another lab can reproduce the same response to the same spatial variable.

Possible design implications

Prioritize repeatable manipulations and cross-study comparability over novelty of sensor technology.

Why it stays in the corpus

Retain as a methodological baseline before the recent expansion.

Study design

Systematic review

Population

Humans across included studies

Setting

Built and simulated environments

Field

Neuroarchitecture

Mechanism

Neural response to built-environment properties

Spatial variable

Architectural form and sensory variables

Keywords

neuroarchitecture, systematic review, built environment