Traffic damages brain cells

• April 20, 2024

Recent research found that in addition to stress what causes vehicular traffic , the gases emitted by the cars that are breathed during a traffic jam, can damage the brain cells .

In the city of Mexico , people spend an average of 4 hours in their car to get from their home to work. This situation is not only stressful but also harms the Health in general.

The new findings reveal that smoke and gases emitted by cars have a negative effect on the Health of the brain cells affecting the ability of learning and the memory , among other cognitive functions since childhood.

Scientists of the University of Southern California , in U.S , they found that breathing the polluted air at street level, that is, when you go in your car, in only 30 minutes increases the brain activity in the regions responsible for regulating the behavior , the personality and decision making.

In addition, breathing the air of a city highly polluted by cars for 90 days can change the way in which genes they behave in the elderly and alter the genome from a newborn to molecular level .

In this situation it is important to raise awareness and use other means of transport, such as the bicycle to move, in this way reduce emissions of polluting gases and at the same time you get fit.

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