A recent study showed how physical environmental factors such as urban density and the amount of natural green surrounding a child can impact their mental health as well as cognition and brain function.
The study results, published by Georgia State University on Nov. 12, used satellite and brain imaging, studying 11,800 children across 21 U.S. cities to understand how specific environments impact the brains of young people, also known as Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD).
The study, “Urban-Satellite Estimates in the ABCD Study: Linking Neuroimaging and Mental Health to Satellite Imagery Measurements of Macro Environmental Factors,” was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Vince Calhoun, a Georgia State University Professor of Psychology, served as the senior author and principal investigator….