Physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the atmosphere of the forest) in a mixed forest in Shinano Town, Japan

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-283

  Park, Bum Jin ^a   Tsunetsugu, Yuko ^b   Ishii, Hideki ^c   Furuhashi, Suguru ^d   Hirano, Hideki ^e   Kagawa, Takahide ^b   Miyazaki, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^e Forestry Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forest landscape; Heart rate variability; Human well being; Parasympathetic nerve; Pulse rate; Relaxation; Salivary cortisol concentration; Therapeutic effects of forest

Indexed keywords

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST AREAS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV); HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) POWER; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; PULSE RATE; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

EID: 45749152989     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580802055978     Document Type: Article

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