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Researcher at the University of Birmingham, theme park enthusiast, and oxford comma supporter 🧠🎢

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This is figure 1, which shows selective attention performance before and after exposure sessions.

This is figure 1, which shows selective attention performance before and after exposure sessions.

A study in Nature Communications shows particulate matter air pollution exposure impaired selective attention and emotion recognition but not working memory or vigilance. https://go.nature.com/4gqVUew 🧪

10.02.2025 23:23 — 👍 23    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Acute particulate matter exposure diminishes executive cognitive functioning after four hours regardless of inhalation pathway - Nature Communications It is unknown if the inhalation route (nasal or oral) of particulate matter (PM) air pollution affects cognition. Here the authors show PM exposure impaired selective attention and emotion recognition...

Really pleased to share my first published experimental paper in Nature Communications - doi.org/10.1038/s414.... A huge thanks to all my colleagues and the participants for making it possible. Have been astonished at the public response too!

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