98.2 Where to relax and study as a student at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: Impacts of Outdoors on Anxiety and Focus

Outdoor interaction is emerging as a tool to combat mental illness and can act as a predictor for positive cognitive health. This study was conducted to determine the cognitive benefits of resting in outdoor environments, indicated by cognitive tests and brainwave measures obtained with mobile electroencephalograph (EEG) headsets.