Residential green space and air pollution are associated with brain activation in a social-stress paradigm

We examined the influence of three major environmental variables at the place of residence as potential moderating variables for neurofunctional activation during a social-stress paradigm. Data from functional magnetic resonance imaging of 42 male participants were linked to publicly accessible gove...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2022-06, Vol.12 (1), p.10614-10614, Article 10614
Main Authors: Dimitrov-Discher, Annika, Wenzel, Julia, Kabisch, Nadja, Hemmerling, Jan, Bunz, Maxie, Schöndorf, Jonas, Walter, Henrik, Veer, Ilya M., Adli, Mazda
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Language:English
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Air pollution
Brain
Brain mapping
Environmental factors
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Green infrastructure
Heart rate
Hormones
Humanities and Social Sciences
Magnetic resonance imaging
multidisciplinary
Neuroimaging
Noise pollution
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Social interactions
Stress
Urban planning
Urbanism
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Summary:We examined the influence of three major environmental variables at the place of residence as potential moderating variables for neurofunctional activation during a social-stress paradigm. Data from functional magnetic resonance imaging of 42 male participants were linked to publicly accessible governmental databases providing information on amount of green space, air pollution, and noise pollution. We hypothesized that stress-related brain activation in regions important for emotion regulation were associated positively with green space and associated negatively with air pollution and noise pollution. A higher percentage of green space was associated with stronger parietal and insular activation during stress compared with that in the control condition. More air pollution was associated with weaker activation in the same (but also extended) brain regions. These findings may serve as an important reference for future studies in the emerging field of “neuro-urbanism” and emphasize the importance of environmental factors in urban planning.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-14659-z