ND-0432 · 2016 · Other
Can Hospital Form Trigger Fear Response?
Pati, O’Boyle, Hou et al. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 2016.
doi.org/10.1177/1937586715624210 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Hospital spaces with curves produced higher amygdala activation than sharp ones.
Design questions and applications
Do not assume curves calm everyone.
Field
Hospitals and psychiatric care
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card pati-2016-can-hospital) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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