How Do Horticultural Activities Affect Brain Activation and Emotion? Scientific Evidence Based on Functional Connectivity

Research has confirmed that there are physical and mental benefits associated with performing horticultural activities, such as being in contact soil viewing plants. In addition, due to the rapidly increasing volume of affective neuroscience research, it is now possible understand emotional processing brain through neuroimaging. The present study was conducted explore subjects’ responses after participating functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) Profile Mood States used for physiological psychological measurements, respectively. First, baseline activation levels were determined before any engagement activities. A week later, subjects participated a 5-week activity. fMRI detect changes during different stages activity—namely, preparation sowing, fertilizing weeding, harvesting. findings show connectivity regions activated, including prosody network. Hence, this provides evidence gardening can stimulate connectivity, positive emotions, mindfulness brain. provide neuroscientific understanding types activities increase meditation, creativity, attention, relaxation reduce depression.