Healthy person
Conditions
Interventions
Auditory stimulation of forest with high-resolution sound source (60 s) ->
Auditory stimulation of forest sound with MP3 as a dummy stimulation (60 s) - >
Auditory stimulation of forest sound with MP3 (60 s)
Auditory stimulation of forest sound with MP3 (60 s) ->
Auditory stimulation of forest sound with MP3 as a dummy stimulation (60 s) ->
Auditory stimulation of forest sound with high resolution sound source (60 s)
Sponsors
Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University
JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Corporation Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy person
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Subjects who are in a poor physical condition 2) Subjects who have a respiratory illness 3) Subjects who are deemed by the principle investigator as inappropriate participants for this study 4) Subjects who were menstruating on the day of the experiment 5) Subjects who had hearing impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Prefrontal activity using near-infrared spectroscopy 2) Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system activity as indicated by heart rate variability 3) Heart rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Profile of Mood State 2) Modified semantic differential method 3) Kwansei Gakuin (KG) daily life questionnaire 4) Trait Anxiety of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYoshifumi Miyazaki
Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University Natural Therapy Laboratory
Outcome results
None listed