Entries tagged with “attention” from tfdl
Do cities impair our ability to think clearly? Can the artificial landscapes and crowded streets impair our thought processes. A new study suggests it does.
Or to put it another way, the study suggests that there are restorative properties in nature itself.
From the abstract:
And here is an article about the study at Boston.com A trip around Walden Pond might be just the ticket for clearer thinking.Attention restoration theory (ART) provides an analysis of the kinds of environments that lead to improvements in directed-attention abilities. Nature, which is filled with intriguing stimuli, modestly grabs attention in a bottom-up fashion, allowing top-down directed-attention abilities a chance to replenish. Unlike natural environments, urban environments are filled with stimulation that captures attention dramatically and additionally requires directed attention (e.g., to avoid being hit by a car), making them less restorative.
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