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Just looking at nature can help your brain work better, study finds
washingtonpost.com ^ | May 26, 2015 | Chris Mooney

Posted on 05/26/2015 11:29:03 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

... In a study published in the journal Environmental Psychology, the University of Melbourne’s Kate Lee and a group of colleagues found that interrupting a tedious, attention-demanding task with a 40-second “microbreak” — in which one simply looks at a computerized image of a green roof — improved focus as well as subsequent performance on the task.

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"Planet Patagonia"
1 posted on 05/26/2015 11:29:03 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Wondrous Timelapse
2 posted on 05/26/2015 11:37:38 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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There is a bit of liberal stuff that seeps in here and there, but I have really been enjoying watching the Planet Earth series on Netflix.


3 posted on 05/26/2015 11:40:17 PM PDT by beaversmom
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Especially at the beach.


4 posted on 05/26/2015 11:41:48 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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Cloud Symphony
5 posted on 05/26/2015 11:45:13 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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“Altai Timescapes”
6 posted on 05/26/2015 11:51:34 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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"Tempus fugit"
7 posted on 05/27/2015 12:00:38 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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LOL!


8 posted on 05/27/2015 12:05:05 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Just looking at nature can help your brain work better, study finds.

That's what I tell my wife about porn, but she doesn't believe me.

9 posted on 05/27/2015 12:39:46 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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I got out yesterday.


10 posted on 05/27/2015 3:17:37 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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View later


11 posted on 05/27/2015 3:53:32 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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Especially this one.....

Siesta Key Beach. The picture doesn't do it justice.


12 posted on 05/27/2015 5:33:01 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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So this is why people in the cities vote demonrat. They are brain damaged for lack of forests.


13 posted on 05/27/2015 7:42:27 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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Need binoculars.


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Pictures in Motion

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16 posted on 07/13/2015 6:11:45 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Kauai
Midnight in Paris
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17 posted on 07/13/2015 6:29:16 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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18 posted on 07/13/2015 6:38:52 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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The Piano Guys.... A Thousand Years
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Montmartre, the quiet hour
20 posted on 07/15/2015 7:25:25 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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