# Greener neighborhoods may be good for children's brains

**URL:** <https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/greener-neighborhoods-may-be-good-for-childrens-brains/805>\
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**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/greener-neighborhoods-may-be-good-for-childrens-brains/805 "2018-10-31T03:44:58Z")\
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> **[Greener neighborhoods may be good for children's brains](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180906082145.htm)**
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> Children living in urban greener neighborhoods may have better spatial working memory, according to a new study. Spatial working memory is responsible for recording information about one's environment and spatial orientation, and it is strongly...

  
Children living in urban greener neighborhoods may have better spatial working memory, according to a new study. Spatial working memory is responsible for recording information about one’s environment and spatial orientation, and it is strongly inter-related with attentional control.