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Sean Carroll's Mindscape
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Psychology, Cognition and Cognitive Psychology podcast with Marc Berman
Sean Carroll's Mindscape, Hosted by Sean Carroll
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Marc Berman discusses evidence on how exposure to natural environments affects cognition, mood and wellbeing. The conversation contrasts time spent in natural settings with indoor, screen-based and urban environments, and examines the emerging field of environmental neuroscience. It considers how nature may support cognitive performance as well as psychological, physical and social wellbeing.
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natural environmentsCognitionmoodwellbeingurban environmentsEnvironmental Neurosciencecognitive performancesocial wellbeing
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