Charlotte Clark|Katarina Paunovi?
WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region: A Systematic Review on Environmental Noise and Cognition
Arup Group (United Kingdom)|University of Belgrade
systematic review assesses quality evidence across individual studies effect environmental noise road traffic aircraft train railway noise cognition quantitative nonexperimental studies association environmental noise exposure child adult cognitive performance published june 2015 reviewed limit placed start date search total 34 papers identified child populations 82 papers crosssectional design fewer studies longitudinal intervention design range cognitive outcomes examined quality evidence across studies individual noise source cognitive outcome assessed using adaptation grade methodology review found given predominance crosssectional studies quality evidence across studies ranged moderate quality effect outcomes eg aircraft noise effects reading comprehension longterm memory effect outcomes attention executive function noise sources road traffic noise railway noise grade evaluation low quality evidence across studies cognitive domains noise sources necessarily mean effects rather robust greater number studies required