Highway exposure
2 papers4 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Humans2
Outcomes
3Visuospatial function
upin humans1
1 study
Visuospatial function
upin humans1
Highway exposure improves visuospatial function in humans.
“Greater total highway length related to better visuospatial function only among non-Hispanic Black participants (β=.027, p=.038).”
Humansin non-Hispanic Black participantsn = 772
Neighborhood Polluting Infrastructure and Cognitive Health in Racially Diverse Older Adults
GSA 2025 abstractDec 31, 2025
Language
downin humans1
1 study
Language
downin humans1
Highway exposure impairs language in humans.
“greater total highway length related to worse executive function (β=-.007, p=.036) and language (β=-.011, p=.016).”
Humansn = 772
Neighborhood Polluting Infrastructure and Cognitive Health in Racially Diverse Older Adults
GSA 2025 abstractDec 31, 2025
Executive function
downin humans1
1 study
Executive function
downin humans1
Highway exposure impairs executive function in humans.
“greater total highway length related to worse executive function (β=-.007, p=.036)”
Humansn = 772
Neighborhood Polluting Infrastructure and Cognitive Health in Racially Diverse Older Adults
GSA 2025 abstractDec 31, 2025
Associations
1Cognitive function
downin humans1
1 study
Cognitive function
downin humans1
Highway exposure is associated with cognitive function in humans.
“Residing in census tracts with more highways was associated with lower MMSE scores.”
Humansn = 1,723
GSA 2024 abstractDec 31, 2024