Inducing physiological stress recovery with sounds of nature in a virtual reality forest — results from a pilot study
Annerstedt, Matilda, Jönsson, Peter, Wallergård, Mattias, Johansson, Gerd, Karlson, Björn, Grahn, Patrik, Hansen, Åse Marie, Währborg, Peter·2013·Physiology & Behavior
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