Summary: Viewing natural scenes can significantly reduce how people perceive pain, a new neuroimaging study has found. Researchers discovered that participants reported less pain and exhibited altered brain activity associated with pain perception while looking at virtual nature, compared to urban or office environments.

Watching nature reduces pain by changing brain activity. Scientists used fMRI scans to show that natural scenes weaken pain signals.

Using an fMRI scanner, researchers monitored the brain activity of 49 participants in Austria, as they received pain delivered through a series of small electric shocks. When they were watching videos of a natural scene compared to a city or an indoor office,

A new study led by researchers at the University of Vienna explored how experiences with nature can benefit consumers struggling with physical pain.  Th