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What we see outside through windows influences our mindset, our ability to achieve goals we find meaningful. Neuroscientists have determined how outdoor areas can elevate moods and cognitive performance and enhance the mental and physical wellbeing of those who see them from inside buildings.
Employee burnout seems like a plague that sweeps over and over again through today’s offices. Workplace design can make worker burnout rarer and employee engagement more probable—neuroscience research details why and how.
Acoustics have major consequences for what we think and what we do. Design decisions can intentionally and coincidentally influence what users hear – neuroscience indicates the acoustic conditions that maximize user wellbeing and performance, and designers’ reputations.
Façades are the face of a building, generating powerful first impressions. Their design influences the thoughts and behaviors of viewers and people who enter a structure. Applying neuroscience research makes it likelier that façades send chosen messages and encourage desired situations, inside and out.
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A place where you feel nostalgic can be a place that’s good for your mental performance and for your soul.
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It’s great when there’re resources (time, money, and otherwise) to thoroughly deal with all of the sensory issues that might arise in a workplace—but that’s often not the case. Neuroscience research can guide you to highest priority actions.
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Krys and colleagues report that that not all cultures prioritize happiness in the same ways; this may influence programming data collected, for example.
Research by a Fattahpour-lead team indicates that there are positive implications of nature soundscaping hospital emergency departments.
Rodriguez-Labajos investigated the design of adult mental health inpatient facilities and their effects on patient outcomes via a literature review.