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Takeshi Morikawa
Publications - 26
Citations - 510
Takeshi Morikawa is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 22 publications receiving 412 citations.
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Physiological effects of forest recreation in a young conifer forest in Hinokage Town, Japan.
Bum-Jin Park,Yuko Tsunetsugu,Tamami Kasetani,Takeshi Morikawa,Takahide Kagawa,Yoshifumi Miyazaki +5 more
TL;DR: The results of the physiological measurements show that forest recreation enabled effective relaxation in people, both of the mind and body.
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Emotional, restorative and vitalizing effects of forest and urban environments at four sites in Japan.
Norimasa Takayama,Kalevi Korpela,Juyoung Lee,Takeshi Morikawa,Yuko Tsunetsugu,Bum-Jin Park,Qing Li,Liisa Tyrväinen,Yoshifumi Miyazaki,Takahide Kagawa +9 more
TL;DR: Feelings of vigor and positive effects, as well as feelings of subjective recovery and vitality were stronger in the forest environment than in the urban environment, and significant interaction terms between the environment and activity were confirmed.
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Relation between Psychological Restorativeness and Lifestyle, Quality of Life, Resilience, and Stress-Coping in Forest Settings.
TL;DR: The forest setting was a restorative environment with a higher restorative effect than the urban setting, and the influence of individual traits was small, which indicated distancing, psychological health, and satisfaction with living environment were likely important indicators that are related to the restorative effects in the forest setting.
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Time-series variations of blood pressure due to contact with wood
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of contact with wood on the human body by measuring b lood pressure and pulse continuously was investigated, and it was shown that the sense of contact has not been evaluated by physio-Iogical response.
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Influences of Casein Hydrolysate Ingestion on Cerebral Activity, Autonomic Nerve Activity, and Anxiety
Hirohiko Nakamura,Mario Iwamoto,Kenji Washida,Kazunori Sekine,Mitsunori Takase,Bum-Jin Park,Takeshi Morikawa,Yoshifumi Miyazaki +7 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that the bovine milk casein hydrolysate may have more relaxing effects than maltitol, and there is a possibility that casein Hydrolysate might decrease sympathetic activity, increase parasympathetic activity, and lower anxiety.