Attention in Urban and Natural Environments.

Attention in Urban and Natural Environments. Yale J Biol Med. 2019 Mar;92(1):115-120 Authors: White H, Shah P Abstract With advances in technology and increases in global urbanization, the complexity of our sensory environment has increased dramatically in the last few hundred years. However, our brains have remained essentially unchanged. The cognitive resources that support complex goal-directed behaviors operate differently in urban versus natural environments. In this short perspective, we consider how the attention system, designed for interacting with nature, is taxed by urban environments and discuss how exposure to nature may support its rejuvenation. PMID: 30923478 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine - March 31, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Yale J Biol Med Source Type: research