Analysis of Individual Variations in Autonomic Responses to Urban and Forest Environments

Autonomic responses to urban and forest environments were studied in 625 young male subjects. The experimental sites were 57 forests and 57 urban areas across Japan. The subjects viewed the landscape (forest or urban environment) for a period of 15 min while sitting on a chair. During this period, h...

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Main Authors: Hiromitsu Kobayashi, Chorong Song, Harumi Ikei, Takahide Kagawa, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/671094