2024
No
Attentional Demands of Executive Function Tasks in Indoor and Outdoor Settings: Behavioral and Neuroelectrical Evidence
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.27.2.0070
Torquati, Julia
North America
Experimental
Students
Elementary (K-5)
Green space
Cognitive Function
Attention
spatial working memory
EEG
inhibitory control
cognitive resources
executive functions
Within-subjects experiment using brainwave monitoring found children performed better on spatial working memory tasks outdoors. Findings suggest natural environments support executive function and cognitive development in young students.
2017