Growing near trees favors intelligence

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 Growing near trees favors intelligence

This is an unexpected finding. A group of scientists conducted research with children. They wanted to assess whether the environment favors certain brain development. It turned out that it does. Growing up near trees favors intelligence.

Growing near trees favors intelligence



3,568 students from London participated. And the ages were between 9 and 15 years old. Something was discovered in the children who spent more time near forests. They showed better cognitive performance and mental health in adolescence. But, strangely, not all natural environments are equally influential. Grasslands, lakes or rivers do not seem to have the same impact.



Other studies

"Natural environments favor cognitive development. And so does the mental health of adolescents. Although not all of them equally," the authors write.

Some connection between mental state and trees has been detected before. It was in epidemiological studies in children, in the United States and Denmark. They showed a particular effect of green spaces in residential areas. They promote a lower risk of mental health problems in the future.

Growing near trees favors intelligence



Similar studies were conducted in the United Kingdom. They looked at children in urban neighborhoods. The greener they are, the better their memory of spatial arrangement.

Trees or economics?

But socioeconomic factors may also play a preponderant role.

"Children raised in greener neighborhoods exhibit better overall cognitive ability. But the association is likely due to other factors. For example, socioeconomic, family and neighborhood." That's mentioned in the 2019 study, cited by ScienceAlert.


So, does growing near trees promote intelligence? Clearly, at the very least it is related to better mental health. This study was published in Nature Sustainability.

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