ND-0506 · 2019 · Other
Sounds of Nature in the City: No Evidence of Bird Song Improving Stress Recovery
Hedblom, Gunnarsson, Schaefer et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019.
doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081390 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Bird song did not improve stress recovery in an urban VR setting.
Limitations
The authors note noise above 47 dBA and sample limits.
Design questions and applications
Do not rely on bird song to mask city noise.
Field
Sound and changed state
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card hedblom-2019-bird-song) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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