cities
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Aerial view of Manhattan
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Outside New York, a high place where with one glance you take in the houses where eight million human beings live. — Tomas Tranströmer, Schubertiana (via)
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Human brains are hardwired for rural landscapes
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According to a study done by psychologists at Exeter University, humans are hardwired for rural environments. An MRI scanner revealed that human brains grow confused at the image of cities. Meanwhile, reviewing photos of the countryside calmed down the mind to a meditative state. Reports researcher Dr. Ian Frampton: “When looking at urban environments the brain is…