Harnessing the therapeutic effects of nature for chronic Pain: A role for immersive virtual reality? A narrative review

A Smith, KJ Wyles, SM Hernandez… - … Journal of Pain, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective There is a growing interest in the relationship between
nature and pain relief. Evidence from environmental psychology, neuroscience and …

Ecological validity of VR experiments for psychological and physiological responses to audio-visual environments

Y Lu, SK Lau - Building and Environment, 2025 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, increasing research has used physiological measurements to
assess the audio-visual environment. VR (virtual reality)-based laboratory experiments have …

Virtual nature and well‐being: Exploring the potential of 360° VR

W Finkler, L Vlietstra, DL Waters, L Zhu… - … : Health and Well …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
This proof‐of‐concept study investigates the potential of immersive 360° VR nature videos to
enhance emotional well‐being and nature connectedness, focusing on their use as e‐health …

Working hours influence preferences of residents for micro features of small urban green spaces

L Wang, L Shen, H Liu - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study investigates whether duration of working hours affect residents' preferences for
the micro-features of Small Urban Green Spaces (SUGS), and explores differences across …

Connecting virtual tours with their tourists through immersive triggers

AM Pop, AC Marian-Potra, GG Hognogi… - Current Issues in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The impact of recent digital technologies increased in the context of the mobility restrictions
during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this paper is to identify the immersive elements …

Digital design considerations in urban nature

P Perera, S Webber, W Smith - Proceedings of the 27th International …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Urban nature institutions increasingly integrate digital technologies such as interactive
screens, audio tours, and visitor apps to enhance public engagement with nature. This …

Toolkits for virtual reality research in psychology

M HAN, SG KUAI - Advances in Psychological Science, 2024 - journal.psych.ac.cn
Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly recognized as a groundbreaking tool in psychological
research, offering the ability to create controlled, ecologically valid environments uniquely …

Immersion in nature attenuates the development of mechanical secondary hyperalgesia: a role for insulo-thalamic effective connectivity

S Medina, S Hughes - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Nature-based social prescribing has been shown to improve physical and mental health and
is increasingly used to manage chronic pain using immersive virtual reality (VR). However …

面向心理学的虚拟现实实验开发工具

**明, 蒯曙光 - 心理科学进展, 2024 - journal.psych.ac.cn
在使用虚拟现实技术进行心理学研究时, 建立一个高质量的虚拟实验环境至关重要. 然而,
对于部分缺乏计算机编程经验的心理学研究者来说, 这一任务常常充满挑战. 为应对这一难题 …

[PDF][PDF] Harnessing the therapeutic effects of nature for chronic Pain: A role for immersive virtual reality? A narrative review

SM Herandez, S Clarke - 2024 - pearl.plymouth.ac.uk
Abstract Background and Objective: There is a growing interest in the relationship between
nature and pain relief. Evidence from environmental psychology, neuroscience and …