Exposure to road traffic noise and cognitive development in schoolchildren in Barcelona, Spain: A population-based cohort study.
Maria ForasterMikel EsnaolaMónica López-VicenteIoar RivasMar Álvarez-PedrerolCecilia PersaventoNúria Sebastián-GallésJesus PujolPayam DadvandJordi SunyerPublished in: PLoS medicine (2022)
We observed that exposure to road traffic noise at school, but not at home, was associated with slower development of working memory, complex working memory, and attention in schoolchildren over 1 year. Associations with noise fluctuation indicators were more evident than with average noise levels in classrooms.