City life bad for the brain?
Overman, H. G.
(2011).
City life bad for the brain?
(2011).
City life bad for the brain?
Research looking at brain activity suggests that brains of city dwellers react differently to those of rural inhabitants when people are subject to stress. The findings were quite widely reported, but reading the paper suggests considerable caution in interpreting the results (as the authors, but not all the reporting, points out).