Mental HealthMarch 31, 2025
Time Spent in Nature Can Be Good—And Sometimes Bad—For Your Brain
A “Goldilocks” measure of green space might help stave off dementia, but an excess could lead to cognitive decline
Stories by Teresa Schubert
Teresa Schubert is a senior editor at Nature Reviews Psychology, a scientific journal that publishes review articles across the broad field of psychological science. She has a PhD in Cognitive Science from Johns Hopkins University. Before becoming an editor, she researched how children learn to read and how brain damage can alter language and the senses. She is based in New York City.