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ArticleNeurobiology of stress2025

Default mode network connectivity contributes the augment effect stress recovery by natural viewing.

Zini Chen, Chanyu Wang, Timothea Toulopoulou, Xiayan Chen, Lijing Niu, Haowei Dai, Qingzi Zhu, Yuanyuan Zeng, Ruibin Zhang

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Article in Neurobiology of stress, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zini ChenCognitive Control and Brain Healthy Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Chanyu WangCognitive Control and Brain Healthy Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Timothea ToulopoulouDepartment of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience, National Magnetic Resonance Research Center (UMRAM) & Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey.
Xiayan ChenCognitive Control and Brain Healthy Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lijing NiuCognitive Control and Brain Healthy Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Haowei DaiCognitive Control and Brain Healthy Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qingzi ZhuCognitive Control and Brain Healthy Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuanyuan ZengCognitive Control and Brain Healthy Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ruibin ZhangCognitive Control and Brain Healthy Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

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Abstract

The psychological benefits of exposure to natural environments are well established. However, whether simply viewing nature images produce similar restorative effects and the brain mechanisms involved remain unclear. For study purposes, we recruited 131 healthy university students and randomly assigned them to a nature image viewing group (NG) or a city image viewing group (CG), with 49 participants further selected (NG = 26, CG = 23) to undergo functional magnetic resonance imaging while performing behavioral tasks. First, we compared changes in subjective ratings and salivary cortisol levels, related to affect and stress between the NG and CG after stress induction and image viewing. Next, we examined differences in functional connectivity (FC) patterns of the default mode network (DMN) between the groups during image viewing. Finally, we explored correlations between the recovery effects observed after viewing nature images, along with alterations in FC. Under stress, NG participants reported greater changes in subjective ratings of positive affect (

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Connection to natureDefault mode networkFunctional connectivityRestorative effectStress

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