Summary: Viewing natural scenes can significantly reduce how people perceive pain, a new neuroimaging study has found.

A new neuroimaging study has revealed that viewing nature can help ease how people experience pain, by reducing the brain ...

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Watching nature reduces pain by changing brain activity. Scientists used fMRI scans to show that natural scenes weaken pain ...

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This effect also happens with virtual nature, such as nature videos. A new study led by neuroscientists at the University of ...

Using functional MRI brain imaging, University of Oregon researchers have unraveled some of the neural circuitry behind ...

Neuroscientists have shown that experiencing nature can alleviate acute physical pain. Surprisingly, simply watching nature videos was enough to relieve pain. Using functional magnetic resonance ...

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