Masking helped stop COVID-19 from spreading in Australia . Little is known about masks' effect on cognitive function .
Washington, DC, December 9, : Wearing a face mask can temporarily inhibit decision-making in some circumstances, according to UQs School of Economics research.The findings were published in the journal PNAS, which states that people adapted to the masks over time.The findings suggest that masks were more effective at reducing the average quality of player decisions in 18 countries before and during the COVID-19 epidemic.Although masking has helped to stop COVID-19 from spreading in Australia, Dr. Smerdon, an Australian chess grandmaster, said that while it does have a positive effect on cognitive function, little is known about their effect on cognitive function.Chess has been used extensively in psychology, neuroscience, and economics to measure changes in cognitive function, he said.The findings indicate that the effect of masks on cognitive performance will vary depending on the type of task, the duration of the assignment