[pct-l] Study: Nature Nurtures Creativity After Four Days of Hiking

[Timothy Nye]

The problem I see with this conclusion is that there is an apparent conflation of causation with correlation by the authors.  The study does not appear to control for the effects of exercise as being a causative factor, and, if so, to what degree.  In addition, the size of the group, level of group interactions, etc. should also be weighted with individual and small groups included to see whether isolation plays a role. 

It seems to me that absent a discussion of these, and possibly other, factors that are clearly present in hiking that limiting it to the artificiality and constant stimulation of our culture the study is of limited utility.  Certainly one of the most enjoyable things in hiking are those aha moments as your subconscious beavers away while your conscious mind enjoys the view that unreels before you as you hike.



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On Dec 13, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks.
> 
> There are two theory concerning nature experience. Stress reduction
> theory (Ulrich, 1981) and attention restoration theory ( Kaplan, 1995
> ).  Both theories were confirmed by many researches .
> I cannot find out  the source of this article in PubMed, but  it may
> be sure that nature experience facilitate some kind of cognitive
> activity.
> 
> 
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