PROTECTION – Our deep need for nature is not just an idea. Neurologist Michel Le Van Quen tells how our brains change when they interact with the beauty of the world.
Miss Figaro. – How did the health crisis inspire you?
Michel Le Van Quen – During my first imprisonment I was under house arrest in a very small apartment in Paris, and I realized that I missed nature very much. During the rest of my health, I left Paris, turned green, and saw how much better I felt about stress and anxiety. I wanted to understand the mechanisms underlying this need for nature, I started this research on the benefits of nature on the brain.
What is the effect of nature on the body in a very urban society?
Today 70% of people live in cities. This is a recent phenomenon that originated two hundred years ago, but our brains were not created to live in urban areas. It remains under the biological influence of what lived during its evolution. This is the version of biophilia, which explains that we value what …
Source: Le Figaro
