Exhaust influence on the processing of information by the brain

Exhaust not only cause headaches, but may even affect the function of the brain, the researchers reported. As you know, the nanoparticles reach the brain when inhaled, but the first time we found that it affects the way we process information. The study was published in the journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology. Researchers have tried almost the same conditions as in the garage, where the repair of machines and near the street and asked 10 volunteers to 1 hour in a room with fresh air to spend full, or in the room with the exhaust gases of a diesel engine new. Participants contribute to an EEG during the experiment, and an hour. Signals a change in the brain activity, in about 30 minutes for those. In the room with the exhaust gases, a visible change in the type of information processing in the brain cortex was recorded The effect remained even after participants left the room with the exhaust gases. According to researchers, the long-term effects of air pollution by exhaust gases affect the function of the brain and their processing of information. Further research is needed to determine the exact mechanism of action and the effects of particulate air pollution always to determine the brain.