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The Human Brain Adapts to Nature

Green exercise appears to do something similar to the brain, but without the need for dedicated mind training. The other thing you said is that when you're absorbed in your natural surroundings, the brain shifts into a state called soft fascination. There's this whole theory of biophelia, that the human brain really is drawn to nature. Human beings survived in part because we can experience positive emotions in the natural world.

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