ReviewFrontiers in psychology2021
Sound and Soundscape in Restorative Natural Environments: A Narrative Literature Review.
Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Restorative Effects of Biophilic Workplace and Nature Exposure during Working Time: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Forest soundscapes improve mood, restoration and cognition, but not physiological stress or immunity, relative to industrial soundscapes.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Enhancing Psychophysiological Well-Being Through Nature-Based Soundscapes: An Examination of Heart Rate Variability in a Cross-Over Study.Psychophysiology · 2025Trial
- Birdsongs alleviate anxiety and paranoia in healthy participants.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Effects of forest park's biological sounds on the positive responses of stressed university student.iScience · 2026Article
- Context dependent sensory integration modulates landscape preference in urban parks.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Integrating noise as a risk factor in studies of Alzheimer's disease and dementia: Guidance for epidemiologic research.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Review
- The Therapeutic Home Environment for Chronic Diseases: A Transdisciplinary Ecosystem for Achieving Migraine Freedom and Managing Comorbid Anxiety, Insomnia, and Chronic Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Measuring the psychological restorative quality of urban spaces: a vision language model-based method.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Comparative analysis of physiological and psychological effects of viewing and drinking flower tea.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Ecosystem structure influences human health outcomes as the basis for green prescriptions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Associations of soundscape naturalness and natural-element complexity with short-term psychophysiological restoration in campus green spaces: a virtual reality study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Community music activity participation and loneliness among Chinese young adults living alone.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
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- Nature exposure reduces self-reported pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nature. Mental health · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between mental health and urban green space soundscapes: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Linking Visual-Auditory Cues to Restoration: The Mediating Role of Perceived Biodiversity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- How soundscape perception enhances the well-being of elderly recreational visitors in urban parks: a case study of Zhengzhou People's Park.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Nature exposure induces analgesic effects by acting on nociception-related neural processing.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Harnessing the therapeutic effects of nature for chronic Pain: A role for immersive virtual reality? A narrative review.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Acoustic experiences of nature represent a growing area in restorative environments research and are explored in this narrative literature review. First, the work surveyed indicates that nature is broadly characterized by the sounds of birdsong, wind, and water, and these sounds can enhance positive perceptions of natural environments presented through visual means. Second, isolated from other sensory modalities these sounds are often, although not always, positively affectively appraised and perceived as restorative. Third, after stress and/or fatigue nature sounds and soundscapes can lead to subjectively and objectively improved mood and cognitive performance, as well as reductions in arousal, although some inconsistencies in findings are observed. Fourth, theoretical frameworks of restorative environments would benefit from inclusion of acoustic environmental properties such as sound intensity or frequency. Fifth, findings regarding positive, learned semantic associations with nature have arisen as a result of recent work on sounds and restoration. This represents another important area of potential theoretical development for broader restorative environments research.
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