To paraphrase "Reality can be so inconvenient - let's ignore it and maybe it will go away".

On reading a #Univerity level textbook about #developmental #psychology - what concerned me (though didn't surprise me) was what research was actually missing.

The phrase "air pollution" wasn't mentioned once in the whole textbook. #AirPollution

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104580 "Age appears to play a relevant role in air pollution-induced #neurotoxicity, with growing evidence suggesting that air pollution may contribute to #neurodevelopmental and #neurodegenerative #diseases" - That means air pollution seriously harms #children's #health. Who knew? that inhaling the #chemicals emitted after burning something could be so dammed harmful? (sarcasm - as I've been writing this #### for decades)

So, what is the psychology that means (too many) psychologists have a habit of not talking about air pollution?

Could it be something quite simple? such as - people don't "like" the idea that their car's exhaust emissions, etc, are hurting their own children's health. #CogntiveDissonance

Developmental impact of air pollution on brain function https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104580

Effects of air pollution on the nervous system and its possible role in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107523

#climate #ecology #ClimateChange #biology