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Your Brain Is Only as Sharp as the Air You Breathe The average person spends nearly 90% of their time inside—in offices, homes, schools, and public buildings. This makes indoor air quality (IAQ) not just a matter of comfort, but a major factor in our health, productivity, and brain performance.  Groundbreaking research by Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, known as the COGfx Study, has drawn a clear, data-backed link between IAQ and cognitive function. The findings are both revealing and critical: Improved indoor air quality can substantially enhance cognitive function. What is the COGfx Study? Conducted in multiple phases starting in 2015, the study involved collaborations between Harvard, Syracuse University, and SUNY Upstate Medical University. It used real-world office settings and controlled lab simulations to measure the cognitive performance of participants exposed to different indoor air conditions.  The results? Simply improving indoor air—throug...