One study on forest bathing revealed that forest environments promote lower concentrations of cortisol, lower pulse rate, lower blood pressure, greater parasympathetic nerve activity, and
lower sympathetic nerve activity than do urban climes.
Low temperatures activate the brown - fat thermogenesis process via the
sympathetic nervous system:
Nerve ends in brown fat tissue release the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, and that triggers a shift in metabolism within the brown fat cells, which are densely packed with tiny biological energy reactors called mitochondria.
2004 Open House: Working in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY Beginning Here: 101 Ways, Curated by Jerry Saltz, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY Tokyo - Chicago - New York, Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music, Japan
Sympathetic Nerve, Capsule Gallery, New York, New York The Truck Stops Here, Plus Ultra Gallery, Brooklyn, New York Six Outdoor Projects, Long Island University, NY Slice and Dice, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY Transmotion,
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NY 1800 Frames 2004, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ