COGNITIVE RESTORATION IN FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: AN EYE-TRACKING STUDY

ABSTRACT Complex stimuli in urban environments often lead to cognitive fatigue residents. As a result, there is growing demand from residents for restorative environments. Previous research has shown that the pure natural environment wild can help people achieve restoration. However, little attention been paid restoration through exposure green infrastructure. Based on Attention Restoration Theory (ART), this study conducted an eye-tracking experiment controlled laboratory investigate effects of two view types, infrastructure and urban, individuals’ The results show positive effect functioning participants experiment. reflected directed attention. Less effort important factor contributing Nature-relatedness plays vital role eye movement behaviour individuals when viewing landscape pictures benefits cognition.