Car fumes can change the brain in 2 hours

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  1. pollution
    contamination of the natural environment
    Breathing air pollution could change our brain.
  2. fume
    a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
    A study shows that car fumes can change how parts of our brain connect with other parts.
  3. brain
    the organ that is the center of the nervous system
    Breathing air pollution could change our brain.
  4. harmful
    causing or capable of causing damage
    He said: "For many decades, scientists thought the brain may be protected from the harmful effects of air pollution."
  5. adult
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
    The pollution study was on 25 adults.
  6. scan
    examine minutely or intensely
    The team took brain scans of the adults for two hours.
  7. network
    an open fabric woven together at regular intervals
    The scans showed that networks in the brain that we use for thinking changed.
  8. traffic
    vehicles or pedestrians traveling in a particular locality
    Another professor was worried when she saw how traffic pollution interrupted networks in the brain.
  9. research
    a seeking for knowledge
    The research is from a university in Canada.
  10. laboratory
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    Researchers asked adults to breathe car fumes in a laboratory.
  11. researcher
    a scientist devoted to systematic investigation
    Researchers asked adults to breathe car fumes in a laboratory.
  12. worried
    afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble
    Another professor was worried when she saw how traffic pollution interrupted networks in the brain.
  13. connection
    a relation between things or events
    He added: "This study…provides fresh evidence supporting a connection between air pollution and [thinking]."
  14. scientist
    a person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields
    He said: "For many decades, scientists thought the brain may be protected from the harmful effects of air pollution."
  15. professor
    a member of the faculty at a college or university
    Professor Chris Carlsten was surprised at what he found in his research.
  16. decade
    a period of 10 years
    He said: "For many decades, scientists thought the brain may be protected from the harmful effects of air pollution."
  17. normal
    being approximately average or within certain limits
    The brains of the 25 people returned to normal after they breathed clean air.
  18. effects
    property of a personal character that is portable
    He said: "For many decades, scientists thought the brain may be protected from the harmful effects of air pollution."
  19. study
    applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject
    A study shows that car fumes can change how parts of our brain connect with other parts.
  20. interrupt
    make a break in
    Another professor was worried when she saw how traffic pollution interrupted networks in the brain.
  21. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
    He added: "This study…provides fresh evidence supporting a connection between air pollution and [thinking]."
  22. university
    an institution of higher learning that grants degrees
    The research is from a university in Canada.
  23. fresh
    recently made, produced, or harvested
    He added: "This study…provides fresh evidence supporting a connection between air pollution and [thinking]."
  24. connect
    fasten or put together two or more pieces
    A study shows that car fumes can change how parts of our brain connect with other parts.
  25. protect
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
    He said: "For many decades, scientists thought the brain may be protected from the harmful effects of air pollution."
  26. surprise
    come upon or take unawares
    Professor Chris Carlsten was surprised at what he found in his research.
  27. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
    He added: "This study…provides fresh evidence supporting a connection between air pollution and [thinking]."
  28. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
    He added: "This study…provides fresh evidence supporting a connection between air pollution and [thinking]."
  29. found
    set up
    It found that car fumes can change our brain's connectivity in two hours.
  30. add
    join or combine or unite with others
    He added: "This study…provides fresh evidence supporting a connection between air pollution and [thinking]."
  31. thought
    the content of cognition
    He said: "For many decades, scientists thought the brain may be protected from the harmful effects of air pollution."
Created on Sat Feb 04 05:36:19 EST 2023

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