The impact of road traffic noise on cognitive performance in attention-based tasks depends on noise level even within moderate-level ranges.

Little empirical evidence is available regarding the effects of road traffic noise on cognitive performance in adults, although traffic noise can be heard at many offices and home office workplaces. Our study tested the impact of road traffic noise at different levels (50 dB(A), 60 dB(A), 70 dB(A))...

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Published in:Noise & Health Vol. 17; no. 76; pp. 148 - 158
Main Authors: Schlittmeier, Sabine J, Feil, Alexandra, Liebl, Andreas, Hellbr Ck, J Rgen
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd May/Jun2015
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