Default mode network connectivity contributes the augment effect stress recovery by natural viewing.

ABSTRACT: The psychological benefits of exposure to natural environments are well established. However, whether simply viewing nature images produce similar restorative effects and the brain mechanisms involved remain unclear. For study purposes, we recruited 131 healthy university students and randomly assigned them to a nature image viewing group (NG) or a city image viewing group (CG), with 49 participants further selected (NG = 26, CG = 23) to undergo functional magnetic resonance imaging while performing behavioral tasks. First, we compared changes in subjective ratings and salivary cortisol levels, related to affect and stress between the NG and CG after stress induction and image viewing. Next, we examined differences in functional connectivity (FC) patterns of the default mode network (DMN)

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481074 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature