What writers have known for centuries , scientists are now endeavouring to prove — that contact with nature can boost creativity and problem solving skills.
Backpackers who spent four days in the wilderness without access to electronic devices scored 50 per cent better on a creativity test at the end of the trip, according to researchers.
The backpackers — 56 in all — joined one of four separate expeditions run by the Outward Bound organisation and took a ten item "creativity test" at the start and end of the hike. On average they got four out of ten questions right at the start and six right at the end. Earlier studies have shown that going for a long walk can improve the accuracy of proof-reading , the ability to perceive an optical illusion and the capacity to repeat a list of numbers backwards.
Yet the time people spend outdoors and in contact with nature is diminishing . Psychologists from the University of Utah who led the study said: "Our modern society is filled with sudden events (sirens, horns, ringing phones, alarms, television) that hijack attention. By contrast natural environments are associated with gentle soft fascination, allowing the executive attention system to replenish."
"Executive attention" is the ability to switch rapidly among tasks which is important in a modern society but is overtaxed by the constant demands from a technological environment.
However, the authors of the study, published in the online journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) One, say they cannot be sure if the effects they observed were due to exposure to nature or withdrawal of electronic devices — or a combination of both. THE INDEPENDENT
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