physiological and psychological responses measured during urban walks
Exact: 29 subjects
Psychophysiological responses of 29 subjects were analyzed in relation to urban street scene configuration and color
Zhang et al. (2021) recorded EEG, heart rate, electrodermal activity, and subjective evaluations from 29 subjects who viewed panoramic fish-eye photographs of urban streets in Beijing. Images were semantically segmented and classified by color and visual pattern indicators, allowing researchers to link psychophysiological responses to specific environmental features such as vegetation and fragmentation.
Zhang et al. 2021 used continuous monitoring of electroencephalographic signal (EEG), heart rate (HR), electrodermal activity, and subjective evaluations to evaluate the emotional responses of 29 subjects to the presentation of panoramic fish-eye photographs that depicted urban streets in Beijing.
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