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Effects of Brief Nature Exposure on Brain Functioning and Stress Reactivity
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Summary
This study is focused on understanding the impact of time spent in nature (relative to an urban control) on stress, neural, and cardiac functioning in people experiencing high levels of stress, depression, and anxiety.
Official title: YONDER Study (Effects of Brief Nature Exposure on Brain Functioning and Stress Reactivity)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 25 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2026-01-01
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2026-04-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Nature vs. Urban walks
We will evaluate the impact of spending time in nature vs. an urban control on EEG-based measures of reward and attention and resting heart rate variability
Locations (1)
University of San Francisco California OR San Francisco VA Medical Center
San Francisco, California, United States