People’s ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to air pollution. The post Air pollution ‘clouds the mind’ and makes everyday tasks more difficult: study appeared first on Talker.

People’s ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the weekly supermarket shop,

Air pollution has been studied as a major risk factor for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s and dementia, where cognition and memory are affected.