Physiological markers of visual environment comfort in the North

Arctic Biomonitoring

Zvyagina, N.^1 ; Taleeva, A.^1 ; Kuznetsova, D.^1

Northern (Arctic) Federal University Named after M.V. Lomonosov, Russia^1

关键词: Autonomic nervous system;    Dynamic parameters;    Image perception;    Physiological markers;    Static characteristic;    Urban environments;    Visual environments;    Visual perception;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/263/1/012040/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/263/1/012040

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The effectiveness of visual perception is influenced by many factors, including the number and variety of visual elements, rich color palette, etc. The comfortable visual environment may be represented by nature (mountains, forests, fields, rivers), because in these conditions the mechanisms of visual perception are optimally balanced. The visual environment of the North is associated with endless expanse of snow with no visible elements and a limited color palette (from white to blue). It is classified as homogeneous. Northern cities make a difference in the natural visual environment, as they break monotonous visual field. However the urban visual environment is not always evaluated as comfortable. We studied features of eye tracking and the response of the autonomic nervous system during image perception of the urban environment of different comfort. We revealed a significant discrepancy between the dynamic parameters of eye tracking and indicators of static characteristics of eye movements, when viewing the uncomfortable visual space. We also recorded activation of the ergotropic brain system providing body mobilization. This corresponds to the stress response of the body.