Comparison of Physiological and Psychological Relaxation Using Measurements of Heart Rate Variability, Prefrontal Cortex Activity, and Subjective Indexes after Completing Tasks with and without Foliage Plants

Comparison of Physiological and Psychological Relaxation Using Measurements of Heart Rate Variability, Prefrontal Cortex Activity, and Subjective Indexes after Completing Tasks with and without Foliage Plants

The objective of this study was to compare physiological and psychological relaxation by assessing heart rate variability (HRV), prefrontal cortex activity, and subjective indexes while subjects performed a task with and without foliage plants. In a crossover experimental design, 24 university stude...

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Main Authors: Sin-Ae Park, Chorong Song, Yun-Ah Oh, Yoshifumi Miyazaki, Ki-Cheol Son
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
brain activity
horticultural therapy
mood state questionnaire
modified semantic differential method
near-infrared spectroscopy
socio-horticulture
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/9/1087

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