Annalisa Setti

UCC

Dr Annalisa Setti is Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology at the School of Applied Psychology at UCC and a Visiting Researcher at the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing at TCD. She is an Irish Research Council awardee

'Highly sensitive people are also more prone to experience Awe, the sense of 'feeling small' and admiration for the natural world'. Photo: Getty Images

Why highly sensitive people are more connected with nature

Research has found that highly sensitive people are more prone to adopt pro-environmental actions and behaviors

Psychology • 12 Nov 21

Why spending time outdoors improves our mood and brains

The positive feelings we get from being outside correspond to the stress relief and attention restoration features of nature

Nature • 13 Oct 20

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