@maxsteininger.bsky.social
PhD student @scanunit.bsky.social with a focus on environmental neuroscience • specializing in pain and restorative environments research
Hey Wouter, thanks for the initiative. I‘d like to be added to this list if there is still space. Thanks ☺️
October 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Hey Wouter, thanks for the initiative. I‘d like to be added to this list if there is still space. Thanks ☺️
There is also some evidence suggesting nature may help with chronic pain as well: 10.1002/ejp.4727, 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.06.014, 10.3389/fbuil.2019.00142. I'm curious to see how our findings translate to chronic pain and am glad to hear nature has been helpful for you in pain management so far.
March 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
There is also some evidence suggesting nature may help with chronic pain as well: 10.1002/ejp.4727, 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.06.014, 10.3389/fbuil.2019.00142. I'm curious to see how our findings translate to chronic pain and am glad to hear nature has been helpful for you in pain management so far.
Big thanks to @clauslamm.bsky.social, Mat White, Lukas Lengersdorff, @lei-zhang.bsky.social, Alex Smalley and Simone Kühn, the reviewers/editors @naturecomms.bsky.social and @fwf-at.bsky.social for making this project possible. Follow me for more research on how nature impacts aversive experiences.
March 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Big thanks to @clauslamm.bsky.social, Mat White, Lukas Lengersdorff, @lei-zhang.bsky.social, Alex Smalley and Simone Kühn, the reviewers/editors @naturecomms.bsky.social and @fwf-at.bsky.social for making this project possible. Follow me for more research on how nature impacts aversive experiences.
Nature isn’t just relaxing – it can actively reduce pain, both on a subjective and a neural level. Thus, nature-based interventions may offer a promising way to complement pain management strategies, even when using virtual instead of real-world nature. 5/6
March 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Nature isn’t just relaxing – it can actively reduce pain, both on a subjective and a neural level. Thus, nature-based interventions may offer a promising way to complement pain management strategies, even when using virtual instead of real-world nature. 5/6
The analgesic effect wasn’t just due to pitting nature against aversive or unmatched comparators. Consistent with our neural findings, which point to attention-based mechanisms rather than belief-driven effects, nature may effectively shift attention away from pain and towards our surroundings. 4/6
March 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The analgesic effect wasn’t just due to pitting nature against aversive or unmatched comparators. Consistent with our neural findings, which point to attention-based mechanisms rather than belief-driven effects, nature may effectively shift attention away from pain and towards our surroundings. 4/6
In line with past research (upcoming meta-analysis soon), nature was linked to reduced self-reported pain. Addressing limitations of prior studies, we compared virtual nature to a matched urban and an additional indoor scene – both associated with higher subjective and neural pain responses. 3/6
March 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
In line with past research (upcoming meta-analysis soon), nature was linked to reduced self-reported pain. Addressing limitations of prior studies, we compared virtual nature to a matched urban and an additional indoor scene – both associated with higher subjective and neural pain responses. 3/6
Using fMRI, we show that watching virtual nature reduced activation in a highly sensitive neural pain marker (NPS) and several key brain regions (thalamus, S2, pINS). Contrary to typical placebo research findings, nature acted directly on sensory, and not emotional/motivational, aspects of pain. 2/6
March 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Using fMRI, we show that watching virtual nature reduced activation in a highly sensitive neural pain marker (NPS) and several key brain regions (thalamus, S2, pINS). Contrary to typical placebo research findings, nature acted directly on sensory, and not emotional/motivational, aspects of pain. 2/6
If possible, I would be happy to be included in the starter pack. I have a focus on environmental neuroscience and research the influence of nature on the processing of aversive experiences. I would be happy to become part of the community 😃
February 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
If possible, I would be happy to be included in the starter pack. I have a focus on environmental neuroscience and research the influence of nature on the processing of aversive experiences. I would be happy to become part of the community 😃
Somehow the link doesn’t work. It says the session has expired 🧐
December 14, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Somehow the link doesn’t work. It says the session has expired 🧐