The remarkable science of how nature protects and improves our mental healthThree quarters of modern children spend less time outside than prison inmates. And yet, research tells us that children who live near a green space are half as likely to develop mental illness in adulthood.In Wild Minds, neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Professor Andrea Mechelli draws on his own cutting-edge research to explain not only what happens to our brains when we spend time in nature, but also the profoundly positive impact that flora and fauna enact on our mental health. For readers of The Myth of Normal and The Anxious Generation, Wild Minds is a powerful invitation to rethink how we live, exploring how even those in the most urban environments can connect with nature, and how vital it is that we work with nature to protect our mental health – and the mental health of future generations – for years to come.

The remarkable science of how nature protects and improves our mental healthThree quarters of modern children spend less time outside than prison inmates. And yet, research tells us that children who live near a green space are half as likely to develop mental illness in adulthood.In Wild Minds, neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Professor Andrea Mechelli draws on his own cutting-edge research to explain not only what happens to our brains when we spend time in nature, but also the profoundly positive impact that flora and fauna enact on our mental health. For readers of The Myth of Normal and The Anxious Generation, Wild Minds is a powerful invitation to rethink how we live, exploring how even those in the most urban environments can connect with nature, and how vital it is that we work with nature to protect our mental health – and the mental health of future generations – for years to come.

The remarkable science of how nature protects and improves our mental healthThree quarters of modern children spend less time outside than prison inmates. And yet, research tells us that children who live near a green space are half as likely to develop mental illness in adulthood.In Wild Minds, neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Professor Andrea Mechelli draws on his own cutting-edge research to explain not only what happens to our brains when we spend time in nature, but also the profoundly positive impact that flora and fauna enact on our mental health. For readers of The Myth of Normal and The Anxious Generation, Wild Minds is a powerful invitation to rethink how we live, exploring how even those in the most urban environments can connect with nature, and how vital it is that we work with nature to protect our mental health – and the mental health of future generations – for years to come.