SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
The Psychophysiological Implications of Soundscape: A Systematic Review of Empirical Literature and a Research Agenda.
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- A synthesis of health benefits of natural sounds and their distribution in national parks.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Pooled it
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- Advanced Acoustic Monitoring Using Psychoacoustic Heatmap Machine Learning Models for Noise Impact Prediction in Air-Conditioned Building Environments.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Assessment of Noise Exposure in United States Urban Public Parks: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Loudness and Sound Category: Their Distinct Roles in Shaping Perceptual and Physiological Responses to Soundscapes.eNeuro · 2025Article
- EEG data of museum visitors experiencing visual and audiovisual simulations of Edzná, an archaeological site in Mexico.Data in brief · 2025Article
- The differential effects of dynamic, static, and combined activities in forest bathing on health outcomes by gender in older adults: evidence from a national forest park trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Quantification of Visual Attention by Using Eye-Tracking Technology for Soundscape Assessment Through Physiological Response.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Effects of different natural soundscapes on human psychophysiology in national forest park.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Influence of Everyday Acoustic Environments on the Challenging Behavior in Dementia: A Participatory Observation Study in Nursing Homes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Active Indoor Soundscape Design: A Case Study of Ceramic Passive Amplifiers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Music Literacy and Soundscape Perception: A Study Based on the Soundwalk Method of Soundscapes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of Soundscape on Flow State during Diabolo Exercise.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Indoor soundscapes at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in London - Part II: A structural equation model for comfort, content, and well-being.Applied acoustics. Acoustique applique. Angewandte Akustik · 2022Article
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- Revisiting the Concept of Quietness in the Urban Environment-Towards Ecosystems' Health and Human Well-Being.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Confinement and the Hatred of Sound in Times of COVID-19: A Molotov Cocktail for People With Misophonia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Religious Belief-Related Factors Enhance the Impact of Soundscapes in Han Chinese Buddhist Temples on Mental Health.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
The soundscape is defined by the International Standard Organization (ISO) 12913-1 as the human's perception of the acoustic environment, in context, accompanying physiological and psychological responses. Previous research is synthesized with studies designed to investigate soundscape at the 'unconscious' level in an effort to more specifically conceptualize biomarkers of the soundscape. This review aims firstly, to investigate the consistency of methodologies applied for the investigation of physiological aspects of soundscape; secondly, to underline the feasibility of physiological markers as biomarkers of soundscape; and finally, to explore the association between the physiological responses and the well-founded psychological components of the soundscape which are continually advancing. For this review, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and PsycINFO were searched for peer-reviewed articles published in English with combinations of the keywords 'soundscape', 'environmental noise/sound', 'physiology/physiological', 'psychology/psychological', and 'perceptual attributes/affective/subjective assessment/appraisals'. Previous research suggests that Electrocardiography (ECG) and Vectorcardiography (VCG) biometrics quantifying Heart Rate (HR), stimulus-locked experimental design, and passive listening with homogeneous populations are predominantly applied to characterize the psychophysiology underlying the soundscape. Pleasantness and arousal are the most frequent psychological descriptors for soundscape subjective appraisals. Likewise, acoustic environments are reported to inconsistently evoke physiological responses with great variability among studies. The link between the perceptual attributes and physiological responses of soundscape vary within and among existing literature. While a few studies detected a link between physiological manifestations of soundscape and the perceptual attributes, the others failed to validate this link. Additionally, the majority of the study findings were limited to one or two physiological responses.
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