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2024 No Attentional Demands of Executive Function Tasks in Indoor and Outdoor Settings: Behavioral and Neuroelectrical Evidence https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.27.2.0070 Torquati, Julia North America Experimental Students Elementary (K-5) Green space Cognitive Function Attention spatial working memory EEG inhibitory control cognitive resources executive functions Within-subjects experiment using brainwave monitoring found children performed better on spatial working memory tasks outdoors. Findings suggest natural environments support executive function and cognitive development in young students. 2017