Except for the fact that the Bay Area has some of the worst air pollution in the country [1], and air pollution exposure is positively associated with loss of w

Except for the fact that the Bay Area has some of the worst air pollution in the country [1], and air pollution exposure is positively associated with loss of white matter [2]. So I would say maybe it's a wash? 1 - https://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/city-rankings/most-polluted-cities.html https://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/city-r... 2 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132565/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132565/