Diesel Engine Smoke Disturb Brain Function

Impact of air pollution, especially smoke vehicles since it can be possible long claimed health. Many studies demonstrate that particles of small combustion engine in the vehicle can affect the brain. Has not been recently, researchers from the Netherlands to strengthen the theory about the impact of pollution on bad newest research. Results of research indicate that breathe smoke-vehicle diesel engine will not only make your head dizzy, but also disrupt "the function of the brain" !! .


Scientists already know that since long time that nano-sized particles from the smoke can enter the vehicle into the brain when is breathed in . However, the results of research published in the journal Particle and Fiber Toxicology is the first to show how the pollutant particles can affect the brain in processing information.

In research, the researchers from the University Zuyd create replicate the atmosphere is very similar to the environment where those who work in the garage or the road edge.

Research involving 10 participants to spend one hour in the room by smoke is oppressed. diesel engine vehicle and one room is filled with clean air.

Participants are also equipped with an electroencephalograph (EEG), a means of recording the electrical signals from the brain. They continue to be monitored over a period of exposure, or clean air pollutant, as well as one hour after leaving the room.

After about 30 minutes, watched through the EEG brain researchers found that the participants who are in the room containing pollutant show the stress response. According to the researchers, this indicates a change in how information is processed in the brain cortex network. This effect also appeared to continue after the participant no longer is in the room.

"We speculate that this effect may mean that the threat of chronic exposure of air pollution that occur in large cities where the level of dust particles can be very high," said head researcher Paul Borm cited as the BBC, Tuesday (11 / 3).

"It can be also considered that the impact of long-term result of nano particles of smoke exposure can disrupt the vehicle normal brain function and information processing. Need to be further studies to reveal the impact of these particles."