How indoor environmental quality affects occupants' cognitive functions: A systematic review
Cognitive functions refer to the set of brain-based skills to execute tasks of various difficulty
levels. As people spend substantial time indoors, the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) …
levels. As people spend substantial time indoors, the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) …
The effect of the acoustic environment of learning spaces on students' learning efficiency: A review
C Liu, Q Zang, J Li, X Pan, H Dai, W Gao - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have demonstrated that the significant impact of sound on people's
performance, especially in mental and physical health. With a focus on students' learning …
performance, especially in mental and physical health. With a focus on students' learning …
Open-plan office noise: Cognitive performance and restoration
The aim of the present study was to investigate cognitive, emotional, and physiological
effects of two open-plan office noise conditions (high noise: 51 LAeq and low noise: 39 …
effects of two open-plan office noise conditions (high noise: 51 LAeq and low noise: 39 …
The impact of the classroom built environment on student perceptions and learning
The aim of this 2× 2 experimental study was to investigate whether the combined
environmental factors of light, sound, and temperature in a classroom built environment set …
environmental factors of light, sound, and temperature in a classroom built environment set …
Working memory capacity as controlled attention in tactical decision making
The controlled attention theory of working memory capacity (WMC, Engle 2002) suggests
that WMC represents a domain free limitation in the ability to control attention and is …
that WMC represents a domain free limitation in the ability to control attention and is …
Auditory distraction during reading: A Bayesian meta-analysis of a continuing controversy
Everyday reading occurs in different settings, such as on the train to work, in a busy
cafeteria, or at home while listening to music. In these situations, readers are exposed to …
cafeteria, or at home while listening to music. In these situations, readers are exposed to …
High working memory capacity attenuates the deviation effect but not the changing-state effect: Further support for the duplex-mechanism account of auditory …
P Sörqvist - Memory & Cognition, 2010 - Springer
Serial short-term memory is impaired by background sound, at least when a sound element
suddenly deviates from an otherwise repetitive sequence (the deviation effect) and when …
suddenly deviates from an otherwise repetitive sequence (the deviation effect) and when …
The effects of classroom noise on the reading comprehension of adolescents
An investigation has been carried out to examine the impact of different levels of classroom
noise on adolescents' performance on reading and vocabulary-learning tasks. A total of 976 …
noise on adolescents' performance on reading and vocabulary-learning tasks. A total of 976 …
Performance, fatigue and stress in open-plan offices: The effects of noise and restoration on hearing impaired and normal hearing individuals
H Jahncke, N Halin - Noise and Health, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Hearing impaired and normal hearing individuals were compared in two within-participant
office noise conditions (high noise: 60 L Aeq and low noise: 30 L Aeq). Performance …
office noise conditions (high noise: 60 L Aeq and low noise: 30 L Aeq). Performance …
Learning in noisy classrooms: Children's reports of annoyance and distraction from noise are associated with individual differences in mind-wandering and switching …
Classrooms are noisy, yet little is known about pupils' subjective reactions to noise. We
surveyed 112 children between 8.70 and 11.38 years of age and extracted five dimensions …
surveyed 112 children between 8.70 and 11.38 years of age and extracted five dimensions …