Abstract Evidence has revealed that exposure to a restorative environment can have health and cognitive benefits, but the mechanism remains unclear. This study was designed to explore the neural mechanism of environmental restorative experiences. We conducted an experiment by randomly exposing thirty-two participants to either 20 min of a restorative (wooded garden) or a nonrestorative (traffic island) environment. Participants’ real-time electroencephalogram (EEG) signals were monitored via a 14-channel mobile device during the exposure. They also completed a series of psychological assessments of affective and cognitive functioning, as well as the perceived restorativeness of the environment, before and after the exposure. The results revealed stronger and more efficient alpha-theta synchronization (functional connectivity) during the restorative experience, as well as stronger alpha-theta oscillations in the occipital lobes. Regression analysis revealed that perceived coherence was associated with the efficiency of the alpha-theta synchronization network (alpha: coef. = 2.02, 95% CI [0.68, 3.36], p = 0.020, R2 = 23.97%; theta: coef. = 2.41, 95% CI [1.30, 3.52], p

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通过 alpha-theta 振荡和同步在环境暴露期间恢复注意力

摘要 有证据表明，暴露于恢复性环境对健康和认知有益，但机制尚不清楚。本研究旨在探索环境恢复体验的神经机制。我们进行了一项实验，将 32 名参与者随机暴露在恢复性（树木繁茂的花园）或非恢复性（交通岛）环境中 20 分钟。在暴露期间，参与者的实时脑电图 (EEG) 信号通过 14 通道移动设备进行监测。他们还在暴露前后完成了一系列情感和认知功能的心理评估，以及对环境恢复性的感知。结果表明，在恢复性体验期间，α-θ 同步（功能连接）更强、更有效，枕叶中的 α-θ 振荡也更强。回归分析显示感知一致性与 alpha-theta 同步网络的效率相关（alpha：coef. = 2.02, 95% CI [0.68, 3.36], p = 0.020, R2 = 23.97%; theta: coef. = 2.41 , 95% CI [1.30, 3.52], p