Numerous Researchers Have Studied the Connection Between Spending Time in Nature

question 22

Multiple Choice

Numerous researchers have studied the connection between spending time in nature and our health; which of the following would not be among those findings?

• A) Patients who had potted plants in their hospital rooms reported a greater sense of joy and happiness than patients who had no plants.
• B) A 2-hour walk in the forest improves sleep quality.
• C) Viewing aesthetically pleasing images increased activity of the parahippocampal gyrus region of the brain.
• D) Exposing cancer cells grown in Petri dishes to phytoncides decreased anticancer proteins and proteases.

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