Visual Experience in Natural Environment Promotes Better Brain Functions Than Built Environment

The brain Electroencephalographic (EEG) of 32 healthy right-handed college students (mean age = 20.6, SD = 1.6, 16 males) was measured before and during a 20 min in situ sitting exposure to nature and that to an urban built environment, using a portable wireless EEG recording device. Results revealed higher EEG correlations during nature exposure than that to built environment, while no significant differences in their baselines.