Curb ADHD with Green Spaces! (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171025103123.htm)10/26/2017 Natural surroundings, including green spaces, may be beneficial for brain development in children, but evidence is still limited. A previous ISGlobal study already indicated that green spaces within and surrounding schools could enhance cognitive development in children between 7 and 10 years of age. "Green spaces in cities promote social connections and physical activity and reduce exposure to air pollution and noise, and are therefore essential for the development of the future generations' brains" adds the study coordinator. The ISGlobal team analysed residential surrounding greenness -- at 100, 300 and 500 metres distance- at birth, 4-5 years and 7 years of age. The analysis, published in Environment Health Perspectives, was based on data from 1,500 children of the INMA -- Environment and Childhood Project cohort in Sabadell and Valencia, collected during 2003-2013. In the current study, the authors expanded on this finding by evaluating the impact of greenness surrounding all the residential addresses of children since birth and characterizing cognitive development at earlier stages in life. Payam Dadvand, ISGlobal researcher and first author of the study, emphasizes "this is the first time that the impact of lifelong residential exposure to green spaces on attention capacity in children has been studied." As a person with ADHD, I find it very difficult to concentrate on important things. Looking at the world around us, the constant influx of information going into the minds of young children is detrimental to their cognitive development— as shown by the article. The natural world ism usually void of constant city chatter, cars, and normal city interactions. These interactions are very stimulating to the young child, and are especially detrimental to kids that have issues focusing on their work. I would imagine that removing the constant chatter of the city would be helpful in allowing myself to focus; I cant imagine what it is like to be a student in San Francisco or New York. Although evidence is limited, it is common sense that nature is a very peaceful thing, and that most people are able to relax and focus when immersed in the allure of nature itself.
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