Physiological Effects of Touching the Wood of Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) with the Soles of the Feet

Physiological Effects of Touching the Wood of Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) with the Soles of the Feet

We clarified the physiological effects of tactile stimulation of the soles of the feet with the wood of the Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) based on measurements of prefrontal cortex and autonomic nervous activities. Nineteen female university-attending students (age: 21.2 ± 0.3 yea...

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Main Authors: Harumi Ikei, Chorong Song, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
autonomic nervous activity
flooring wood
habitability
heart rate variability
near-infrared spectroscopy
physiological relaxation
prefrontal cortex activity
semantic differential method
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/10/2135

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