Abstract:
In today\'s fast paced, attention-demanding society, executive functions and attentional resources are often taxed. Individuals need ways to sustain and restore these resources. We first review the concepts of attention and restoration, as instantiated in Attention Restoration Theory (ART). ART emphasizes the role of nature in restoring attention. We then discuss the essentials of experiments on the causal influences of nature. Next, we expand the concept of ART to include modern, designed environments. We outline a wider perspective termed attentional ecology, in which attention behavior is viewed within a larger system involving the human and their interactions with environmental demands over time. When the ecology is optimal, mental functioning can be a positive \"flow\" that is productive, sustainable for the individual, and sometimes creative.
摘要:
在今天的快节奏,重视社会,执行功能和注意力资源经常被征税。个人需要维持和恢复这些资源的方法。我们首先回顾注意和恢复的概念,如在注意力恢复理论(ART)中实例化的。ART强调自然在恢复注意力方面的作用。然后,我们讨论关于自然因果影响的实验要点。接下来,我们将艺术的概念扩展到现代,设计的环境。我们概述了一个更广泛的视角,称为注意力生态学,其中注意力行为是在一个更大的系统中观察的,该系统涉及人类及其随着时间的推移与环境需求的相互作用。当生态最优时,心理功能可以是积极的“流动”,这是富有成效的,对个人来说是可持续的,有时是创造性的。