Excited to share our new paper examining social thoughts and feelings in nature, typically considered an asocial environment! Thread with some of the key findings (1/n) Free access until Aug 3rd here:

Interested in applying to Ph.D. programs in psychology? Learn more at our Jan 22 webinar, Preparing for Graduate School in Psychology! Register at https://t.co/T0OcPXATgC @UChicagoPsych

Exciting new work led by @kim_meidenbauer!

Excited to share our new preprint describing new linkages in ABCD Release 5.0 detailing social and physical environments that may impact child/ adolescent neural development. We introduce a framework we're calling the "Adolescent Neural Urbanome." 🏢🌳🛣️ https://t.co/aXXEkT7L1A

Nice, timely write up by @kim_meidenbauer on the inequitable effects of heat waves.

Looking forward to presenting some new work here! Come learn about "Examining multifaceted nature experiences using social media data"

Thanks to @kim_meidenbauer for this lovely write up of our recent work!

This is the first study using data from a larger project examining the role of the environment in the daily lives of Chicago residents. Other parts of the study include collaborations with @MAPSCorps and we’re excited to share more findings soon! (7/7)

Open access always available here with data and code on OSF: https://t.co/wFtcdM9wWN (6/n)

And twitter-less: Elliot Layden, Kathleen Vohs, Jenny Zhen, Muxuan Lyu, Anya Samtani, Olivia Paraschos, Jillian Bowman, Kathryn Gehrke. Huge team effort! (5/n)

In an age where people increasingly feel disconnected from others and the natural world, visiting urban greenspace may counteract these feelings. Co-authors include @blockhiro @kim_meidenbauer @andrew_stier @EnvNeuroLab @tlakhtakia @ElizabethAJaney @svanhedger (4/n)

Second, we used a correlational design examined how feelings of connection scaled with naturalness of parks and found that more social and environment connection occurred in more natural parks. (3/n)

First, in an experiment where participants walked in both a nature conservatory and an indoor mall (one week apart), we found that self-focused thoughts were less likely in a nature conservatory compared to a mall (2/n)

Division 34’s 2nd annual conference will be held October 19-20th, 2023: From Local to Global: Diverse Perspectives on Social, Environmental, and Individual Well-Being. Join us as we explore the latest insights in the field! Submit: https://t.co/shzgxU7hT0

The Environmental Neuroscience Lab is actively hiring a new lab manager to start this summer! This is a great opportunity to gain research experience in preparation for grad school in a supportive and cutting-edge research lab. Please distribute widely!

New CAB Lab preprint from Omid Kardan! Change in an existing fMRI network model of cognitive performance predicts improvement in cog perf from age 9-10 to 11-12. These changes were associated w/an important aspect of the physical environment: air pollution

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Also touched on our new work showing that spending time in nature can connect us not only to the world around us, but also the people! (3/3) https://t.co/wFtcdMa4Ml

We talked about structural barriers to engaging with nature and encouraged busy people to embrace @findingnature's 'moments, not minutes' approach (2/3)

Had a great time chatting about the relationship between nature connection and wellbeing on the "Doing Well: The Wellbeing Science Insights Podcast"! Links here to all your favorite podcast platforms: https://t.co/VEwxJ4z2TZ (1/3)