Why is walking in the woods so good for you? - The Globe and Mail - 0 views
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One simple hypothesis is colour: Nature scenes tend to feature more green than urban scenes. A more subtle possibility is that natural landscapes have more fractal patterns – a mathematical classification that describes the complex shapes of phenomena like coastlines, mountain ranges and broccoli florets – compared to the simple straight lines that characterize man-made environments.
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“Maybe looking at these fractal patterns captures attention automatically, which leads to this more restorative process,” Dr. Berman says.
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"Maybe looking at these fractal patterns captures attention automatically, which leads to this more restorative process," Dr. Berman says. Note also the difference in attention. Teach this alongside Davidson's chapters on attn, and Howard's.
