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The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic (www.theguardian.com)

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Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity

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[–] test113 -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This article is stupid. All it says is: "Yep, humans like nature. After evolving in it for years, we kind of like nature. And here's a test that shows humans who walked in nature instead of in a city right before a numbers test tend to be better at one specific tested task." (This seems to be a shocking revelation for some...)

[–] BMatthew 3 points 1 year ago

There is value to data showing the importance as part of a public policy debate. Should we have parks next to schools and should kids have recess. Should recess involve outdoor time is a perfect example of why studies like this have value.