Research Library
Human Mind
Stanford University — Nature and mental processes
https://news.stanford.edu/2015/06/30/nature-walks-063015/
Scientific American — Evolution of cognition and perception
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-evolution-of-the-human-mind/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke — Brain basics
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/know-your-brain
Yale University — Brain energy consumption
https://news.yale.edu/2016/04/07/times-energy-stress-brain-turns-emergency-generator
European Research Council — Brain energy use and metabolism
https://erc.europa.eu/projects-statistics/science-stories/how-your-brain-powered
ScienceDirect — Brain metabolism and neural activity
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/brain-metabolism
National Institutes of Health — Neuroplasticity and learning
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-brain-forms-new-memories
American Psychological Association — Cognition and decision-making
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2017/03/cover-decisions
Stanford University — Nature and reduced rumination
https://news.stanford.edu/2015/06/30/nature-walks-063015/
PubMed — Placebo and expectation effects in the brain
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39595511/
Scientific American — Environmental effects on the brain
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nature-that-nurtures/
Role of the Environment
PubMed — Forest bathing increases NK immune activity
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18394317/
MDPI — Forest environments and immune modulation
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/5/1024
PubMed — Forest bathing and neurocognitive health
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41718142/
PubMed — Cultural neuroscience and brain adaptation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33781802/
PubMed — Neuroplasticity in multicultural learning
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40558367/
Nature — Experience-based neuroplasticity and brain adaptation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-30326-3
ScienceDirect — Environmental stress and urban cognitive load (environmental psychology literature)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204615000286
PMC — Forest environment and immune / stress regulation
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2793341/
Scientific Discoveries
MDPI – Biology Journal, Biocultural Approaches to Stress and Health
https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9461/4/4/21
The Journal of International Social Research — How Anthropological Theory and Practice May Improve Mental Health Throughout the World
https://www.sosyalarastirmalar.com/articles/how-anthropological-theory-and-practice-may-improve-mental-health-throughout-the-world-1100227.html
SciTechnol – Journal of Neuroscience & Clinical Research, Cultural Neuroscience: Exploring How Culture Shapes Brain Function and Social Behavior
https://www.scitechnol.com/peer-review/cultural-neuroscience-exploring-how-culture-shapes-brain-function-and-social-behavior-ErUb.php
Oxford University Press – Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Neuroanthropology: Culture–Brain Interaction in Human Cognition
https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/5/2-3/138/1648167
BMC Public Health – Springer Nature, Cultural Integration and Wellbeing: Evidence from Population Studies
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-13395-3
Oxford Academic – Neuroscience of Consciousness, Neural Complexity Changes During Meditation
https://academic.oup.com/nc/article/2025/1/niaf013/8152225
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews – Elsevier, Meditation and the Neuroscience of Consciousness
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763425005214
Springer – Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports Neural Mechanisms of Meditation
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40473-016-0098-x
Cambridge University Press – Archaeoastronomy Journal, Ancient Astronomy and Cultural Astronomy
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/archaeoastronomy
NASA Astrobiology Institute Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Sky Observations
https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/archaeoastronomy-and-ancient-sky-knowledge/
Journal for the History of Astronomy – Sage Publishing, Astronomy in Ancient Civilizations
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jha
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Quantum Mechanics and the Problem of Measurement
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-measurement/
Nature Physics – Springer Nature, Quantum Theory and the Role of Observation in Physical Systems
https://www.nature.com/nphys/
MIT OpenCourseWare – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2016/
Environment and the Mind
University of Michigan — Interaction with nature improves cognition and affect for individuals with depression
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19121124/
Stanford University — Nature experience reduces rumination and subgenual prefrontal cortex activation
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1510459112
University of Illinois — The Attention Restoration Theory
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3619284/
Harvard Medical School — The brain’s default mode network and self-reflection
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3820015/
Duke University — Silence promotes hippocampal neurogenesis in mice
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4445590/
National Institutes of Health — Neural mechanisms of memory consolidation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6425990/
Harvard Medical School — Blue light and circadian rhythm disruption
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/blue-light-has-a-dark-side
University of California Irvine — Continuous partial attention and cognitive overload
https://www.ics.uci.edu/~gmark/chi08-mark.pdf
National Institutes of Health — Impact of digital media use on brain function
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7366948/
The Inka Method and Modern Science
World Health Organization — Culture and mental health
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241506207
University of British Columbia — Culture and neural processes of self-representation
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0705796105
University of Oxford — Cultural neuroscience and the brain–culture interaction
https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/5/2-3/138/1648167
Yale University — Brain energy metabolism and stress response
https://news.yale.edu/2016/04/07/times-energy-stress-brain-turns-emergency-generator
National Institutes of Health — Brain metabolism and neural function
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/brain-metabolism
Stanford University — Neuroscience of attention and cognitive processing
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200803140046.htm
National Institutes of Health — Digital media use and cognitive overload
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7366948/
University of California Irvine — Continuous partial attention and cognitive overload
https://www.ics.uci.edu/~gmark/chi08-mark.pdf
University of Illinois — Attention Restoration Theory
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3619284/
Ancient Wisdom Explained by Science
Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Qing Li — “Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function”— Forest bathing increases NK immune activity
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18394317/
Forests Journal — “Forest Bathing and Human Health: A Review of Current Evidence”
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/5/1024
Nobel Assembly — “The Molecular Mechanisms Controlling the Circadian Rhythm” Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2017/summary/
Nature Reviews Neuroscience — “Circadian rhythms in the brain”
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn3885
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews — “Meditation and the Neuroscience of Consciousness”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763425005214
Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports — “Neural Mechanisms of Meditation”
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40473-016-0098-x
Joan Y. Chiao — “Cultural Neuroscience: Progress and Promise”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33781802/
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience — “Neuroanthropology and the cultural brain”
https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/5/2-3/138/1648167
Building and Environment — “The Impact of Biophilic Design in Buildings”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132312002051
Sustainability Journal — “Biophilic Design and Human Health”
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/5/1824
New England Journal of Medicine — “Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet”
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1200303
Journal of Nutrition — “Traditional Diets and Human Health”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531721000333
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine — “Forest Therapy and Stress Reduction”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41718142/
Journal of Environmental Psychology — “Nature Experience Reduces Rumination and Improves Affect”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204615000286