H. Ikei   C. Song   Y. Miyazaki   
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15(10) 2135 2018年9月 [査読有り]
We clarified the physiological effects of tactile stimulation of the soles of the feet with the wood of the Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) based on measurements of prefrontal cortex and autonomic nervous activities. Nineteen female universi...
Harumi Ikei   Chorong Song   Yoshifumi Miyazaki   
Journal of Wood Science 64(3) 226-236 2018年6月 [査読有り]
This study aimed to clarify the physiological effects of touching hinoki cypress (hereinafter called “hinoki”) (Chamaecyparis obtusa) wood with the palm of the right hand on brain activity and autonomic nervous activity. Twenty-two female universi...
Chorong Song   Harumi Ikei   Yoshifumi Miyazaki   
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15(2) 213 2018年2月 [査読有り]
This study was aimed to clarify the physiological effects of visual stimulation using forest imagery on activity of the brain and autonomic nervous system. Seventeen female university students (mean age, 21.1 ± 1.0 years) participated in the study...
Chorong Song   Miho Igarashi   Harumi Ikei   Yoshifumi Miyazaki   
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE 35 78-84 2017年12月 [査読有り]
Objectives: The present study aimed to clarify the effects of viewing fresh roses on prefrontal cortex activity, autonomic nervous activity and subjective assessments of psychological relaxation.
Design: A crossover design, in which each experimen...
We examined the sustained effects of a forest therapy program on the blood pressure of office workers. Twenty-six office workers (mean age +/- standard deviation, 35.7 +/- 11.1 years) participated in a 1-day forest therapy program. Systolic and di...