This is an article published in the Sunday NYTimes about a group of neuroscientists that went on a 3-day rafting trip to look at how they experienced immersion in nature and simultaneous withdrawl from modern technological devices like cell-phones and the Internet. The story doesn't say much about the results, or the underlying theory of Attention Restoration (i.e. the University of Michigan study that is referenced in the article) that is being examined. Still, it is exciting that the separation from nature is being investigated on a serious level, and that it is being reported on by the NYTimes. Lots more work to be done in this area, and lots more to be written. Looking forward to helping advance this concept in the scientific community and the mainstream contemporary culture (which is ultimately more important).
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/technology/16brain.html?_r=2&hp
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