Visual effects of interior design in actual-size living rooms on physiological responses

Building and Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1341-1346

  Tsunetsugu, Yukot ^a   Miyazaki, Y ^a   Sato, H ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Osaka Forestry Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; NIRS; Pulse rate; Room interior; Wood

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; HEMODYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; VISION; WOODEN BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW; INTERIOR DESIGNS; PULSE RATE; VISUAL EFFECTS;

INTERIORS (BUILDING);

BUILDING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

EID: 21644483828     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.11.026     Document Type: Article

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