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It’s no mystery that a nice stroll or bike ride through a lush city park is relaxing, but until now no one has been able to scientifically prove that a walk in the park actually eases brain fatigue. In classic tests, participants where shown pictures of nature in tightly monitored laboratories that measured levels of cortisol (a stress hormone) in saliva. Or tests where given to those who lived nearby parks and compared to those who lived in the urban core.<\/p>\n

But a new study<\/a> that used mobile light-weight electroencephalograms attached to study participants was able to test on the ground to gain valuable insight into what happens to the brain during a walk in the park. What researchers found was that brain fatigue is reduced.<\/p>\n

Via New York Times<\/a>. Image via Wikicommons.<\/a><\/p>\n

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