Resting-State Posterior Alpha Power Changes with Prolonged Exposure in a Natural Environment

Autor/inn/en	Hopman, Rachel J.; LoTemplio, Sara B.; Scott, Emily E.; McKinney, Ty L.; Strayer, David L.
Titel	Resting-State Posterior Alpha Power Changes with Prolonged Exposure in a Natural Environment
Quelle	In: Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 5 (2020), Artikel 51 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hopman, Rachel J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2365-7464
DOI	10.1186/s41235-020-00247-0
Schlagwörter	Physical Environment; Urban Environment; Environmental Influences; Natural Resources; Attention; Stimuli; Neurology; Physiology; Cognitive Processes; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Natürliche Umwelt; Stadtökologie; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Aufmerksamkeit; Anreizsystem; Neurologie; Physiologie; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	Exposure to environments that contain natural features can benefit mood, cognition, and physiological responses. Previous research proposed exposure to nature restores voluntary attention -- attention that is directed towards a task through top down control. Voluntary attention is limited in capacity and depletes with use. Nature provides unique stimuli that do not require voluntary attention; therefore, the neural resources needed for attention to operate efficiently are theorized to restore when spending time in nature. Electroencephalography reflects changes in attention through fluctuations in power within specific frequencies. The current study (N = 29) measured changes in averaged resting state posterior alpha power before, during, and after a multiday nature exposure. Linear mixed-effects models revealed posterior alpha power was significantly lower during the nature exposure compared to pre-trip and post-trip testing, suggesting posterior alpha power may be a potential biomarker for differences related to exposure to natural and urban environments. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01