PARENTS HAVE BEEN WARNED that their children’s brain development will be slowed at schools in noise-polluted areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scientists tested the effects of noise pollution on children’s development in a new study, and the results were shocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health conducted a study comparing children’s cognitive development and noise pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students learning in louder environments developed slower in terms of attention and working memory, according to the findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The finding suggests that noise peaks inside the classroom may be more disruptive to neurodevelopment than the average decibel level,” said Professor Foraster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is significant because it lends support to the hypothesis that noise characteristics can be modified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Working memory is what we use to store the information we gather while focusing. Attention is the ability to focus on a task for an extended period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professor Maria Foraster and her colleagues examined 2,680 children aged 7 to 10 from 38 different schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the academic year, each student took four cognitive tests, and the researchers compared the results to the level of noise measured outside the schools and playgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The experiment concluded that there was a direct relationship between high outdoor noise levels and poorer student performance in all cognitive tests administered throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Researchers discovered that a five-decibel increase in outdoor noise level reduced average complex working memory development by just over 23%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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