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Our emotional state drives our thoughts and behaviors, and whether we’re in a good mood or not, calm or invigorated, is often especially important if we’re sharing a space with others. Science-informed design can increase the likelihood that groups sharing spaces have positive, constructive emotional experiences.
What we see as we look around, inside an interior space and to the outdoors from that space, significantly influences the lives we live—and neuroscience research details how and why.
Cognitive scientists have extensively investigated how the physical design of indoor environments can increase our levels of physical activity—which is as good for our brains and how they work as it is for our waistlines. Rigorously conducted studies indicate that increasing activity is not as straightforward as simply adding a sit-stand desk to an office.
Design can affect how warm or cold we think a space is and neuroscience research indicates that those temperatures, actual or assumed, have a significant effect on our wellbeing, for example. How temperature influences human experience has been extensively studied.
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