Trends in research related to "Shinrin-yoku" (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing) in Japan
Trends in research related to "Shinrin-yoku" (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing) in Japan
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DOI：
10.1007/s12199-009-0091-z
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Miyazaki, Yoshifumi
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作者：
Tsunetsugu, Yuko;Park, Bum-Jin;Miyazaki, Yoshifumi
“森林浴”，可以被定义为“感受森林氛围或森林浴”，近年来在日本越来越受到关注，因为它具有放松和减轻压力的功能。从2004年开始，本文的作者在“森林的治疗效果”项目的框架内参与了一项旨在确定“Shinrin-yoku”生理效果的调查。我们在实际的森林和实验室中进行了生理实验，以阐明暴露于森林的整体环境或仅暴露于这种环境的某些元素（如木材的气味、流水的声音和森林的风景）对个体的生理影响。我们已经获得了中枢神经活动的生理测量，自主神经活动，以及反映应激反应的生物标志物，这些都可以应用于这一方法。通过这些测量，我们总结了森林的五种不同的元素。我们还审查了一些实地研究，并介绍了一些正在进行的项目以及早期研究的结果。对未来的展望也进行了讨论。
"Shinrin-yoku", which can be defined as "taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing", has been receiving increasing attention in Japan in recent years for its capacity to provide relaxation and reduce stress. Since 2004, the authors of this paper have been involved in an investigation designed to ascertain the physiological effects of "Shinrin-yoku" within the framework of the "Therapeutic Effects of Forests" project. We have conducted physiological experiments, both in actual forests and in the laboratory, to elucidate the physiological effects on individuals of exposure to the total environment of forests or to only certain elements of this environment, such as the odor of wood, the sound of running stream water, and the scenery of the forest. We have obtained physiological measurements of central nervous activity, autonomic nervous activity, and biomarkers reflecting stress response that can be applied in this line of approach. Using these measurements, we have summarized the separate elements of forests in terms of the five senses. We have also reviewed a selection of field studies and introduced a number of results from ongoing projects as well as those from early studies. Future perspectives are also discussed.