On the way to brain-friendly urban planning 

The Lise Meitner Group for Environmental Neuroscience at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development investigates how our environment influences our behaviour and our brain. It has been known for some time that our behaviour, and especially factors such as sport, diet and hobbies like video games, can alter our brains. Until now, however, the question of whether the environment that surrounds us on a daily basis also influences the human brain has remained largely unanswered.