Brain Areas Identified for Environmental Interaction

Researchers in France (Roux-Sibilon, Kalénine, Pichat & Peyrin, 2018) did an experiment which tested Paired Object Affordance with specific brain regions. In psychology, ‘affordance’ is basically a word for how one can recognize and interact with objects in your environment. For example, trees can be used for animals to climb to safety; twigs can be used to pick…

Exposure to Nature and your nervous system

Our progress as a species has been largely the result of our ability to get and use the resources that planet Earth has to offer. Apparently, we use 1/3 to 1/2 of what the global ecosystem produces. These fragile ecosystems provide us with clean water, medicines, food, recreational pursuits, and also help regulate our climate.…