Residential green space and air pollution are associated with brain activation in a social-stress paradigm

verfasst von

Annika Dimitrov-Discher, Julia Wenzel, Nadja Kabisch, Jan Hemmerling, Maxie Bunz, Jonas Schöndorf, Henrik Walter, Ilya M. Veer, Mazda Adli

Abstract

We examined the influence of three major environmental variables at the place of residence as potential moderating variables for neurofunctional activation during a social-stress paradigm. Data from functional magnetic resonance imaging of 42 male participants were linked to publicly accessible governmental databases providing information on amount of green space, air pollution, and noise pollution. We hypothesized that stress-related brain activation in regions important for emotion regulation were associated positively with green space and associated negatively with air pollution and noise pollution. A higher percentage of green space was associated with stronger parietal and insular activation during stress compared with that in the control condition. More air pollution was associated with weaker activation in the same (but also extended) brain regions. These findings may serve as an important reference for future studies in the emerging field of “neuro-urbanism” and emphasize the importance of environmental factors in urban planning.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Physische Geographie und Landschaftsökologie
Arbeitsgruppe Digitale Landschaftsökologie

Externe Organisation(en)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Umweltbundesamt (UBA)
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ)
Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)
Fliedner Klinik Berlin

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Scientific reports

Band

12

ISSN

2045-2322

Publikationsdatum

12.2022

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemein

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinschaften

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14659-z (Zugang: Offen)