A groundbreaking study reveals that exposure to nature can reduce pain by altering brain activity. Researchers found that ...

It is well known to reduce feelings of anxiety as well, and the report serves as a reminder of how much good the great outdoors can do.

The team discovered that the raw sensory signals the brain receives when something hurts were reduced when watching a ...

A new brain imaging study has revealed that watching nature scenes can help reduce pain by changing how the brain processes ...

Summary: Viewing natural scenes can significantly reduce how people perceive pain, a new neuroimaging study has found.

Dozens of artists from across Florida and the U.S. were invited to participate in the annual, week-long festival of outdoor “plein air” painting, creating scenes of nature from the surrounding ...

The nature scenes provoked decreased activity in a part of the brain involved in perceiving pain, called nociception. However, other areas linked to regulating pain were not significantly affected.

The team discovered that the raw sensory signals the brain receives when something hurts were reduced when watching a carefully designed, high-quality, virtual nature scene. The study confirmed ...