Traffic pollution impairs brain function

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Jan 24, 2023, 4:27 pm1.1k ptsInteresting
A new study has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours. The study was the first to show in a controlled experiment using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that exposure to diesel exhaust disrupts the ability of different areas of the…

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