Good Indoor air quality may improve lung function and creativity
Indoor air quality (IAQ) parameters include gas levels, airborne particulate matter like PM10 and PM2.5, microbial contaminants, and environmental factors including air temperature, humidity and air movement. Excessive exposure can cause health and psychological issues such as reduced productivity, sick-building syndrome, and impaired cognitive abilities, but there is little understanding of its impact on creativity. As creativity involves multiple cognitive processes, there may be a link between IAQ and creativity.
Shmitha Arikrishnan and colleagues recently studied creativity, a multi-faceted ability measured through divergent thinking. The SBP (Serious Brick Play) method, which uses LEGO bricks, provides a hands-on learning experience to quantify creative ability. This study used SBP to test the impact of IAQ on creativity and found that reducing TVOC concentration increased creativity score, but reducing PM2.5 and increasing ventilation rate did not show significant effects. The study was published in Scientific Reports.
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