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An EEG Study on the Interior Environmental Design Elements in Promoting Healing

힐링을 증진시키는 실내환경디자인 요소에 대한 EEG 연구

Ji Young Cho1
,
Ze-Yu Wang2
,
Yi-Kyung Hong3
조 지영1
,
왕 택우2
,
홍 이경3
1정회원(주저자, 교신저자), 경희대학교 주거환경학과 고령서비스-테크 융합전공 교수
2정회원(공동저자), 경희대학교 주거환경학과 고령서비스-테크 융합전공 박사과정
3정회원(공동저자), 경희대학교 주거환경학과 산단연구원, 이학박사
Corresponding AuthorJi Young Cho, Department of Housing & Interior Design, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemin-gu, Seoul, 02447, Korea. E-mail: jcho@khu.ac.kr
25 June 2023. pp. 067-079
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Abstract

This study aimed to identify the attributes of environmental design elements that promote healing. Eighteen college students participated in an EEG study, and their Ratio of Alpha to Beta (RAB) was examined in relation to eight interior design stimuli consisting of different conditions of illuminance (high/low), color (green/white), and biophilia (natural/artificial). The EEGs of the 19 channels were measured using a dry-type EEG device (DSI-24). Participants also completed a survey questionnaire, choosing the best stimuli for healing environments and for wanting to stay. The EEG data were analyzed using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test to identify statistical differences in responses to different stimuli. The main results were as follows: (1) RAB was most frequently observed in the left temporal and parietal lobes; (2) when comparing pre- and post-stimulation, significant differences were observed between background EEG and six stimuli (S1, S3, S5, S6, S7, and S8); (3)RAB tended to be high with low illuminance, white walls, and artificial biophilia; and (4) the psychological and EEG responses did not match; stimuli with high illuminance and natural biophilia were selected the most for healing and wanting to stay environments. The results indicate the necessity for studying environmental responses via both physiological and psychological aspects as they compensate for each other.

Keywords
EEG
Healing
Environmental Design
Relaxation
키워드
뇌파
힐링
환경디자인
이완
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  • Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
  • Volume : 34
  • No :3
  • Pages :067-079
  • Received Date : 2023-05-08
  • Revised Date : 2023-05-30
  • Accepted Date : 2023-06-14
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2023.34.3.067
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