The use of fractals and EEG in landscape analysis

Abstract

Perception studies show a strong human preference for nature, and empirical research shows that reduction of physiological stress is aided by natural environment experience. Until now nature has mostly been defined as amount of vegetation or human induced change. Our work rests on the idea that pattern self-similarity at different scales, measured by the fractal dimension D, is a perceived quality that could explain positive psychological and physiological responses to viewing nature. By employing relatively simple landscape silhouette images, we have been able to demonstrate that patterns with mid fractal dimensions elicit higher visual appreciation, and that differences also exist in the EEG of the brain

SLU Authors

• Hägerhäll, Caroline

  • Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Landscape Architecture
Horticulture
Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/18696