Molecular Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
29(11), P. 3483 - 3494
Published: May 21, 2024
Abstract
Neighbourhood
disadvantage
may
be
associated
with
brain
health
but
the
importance
of
exposure
at
different
stages
life
course
is
poorly
understood.
Utilising
Lothian
Birth
Cohort
1936,
we
explored
relationship
between
residential
neighbourhood
deprivation
from
birth
to
late
adulthood,
and
global
local
neuroimaging
measures
age
73.
A
total
689
participants
had
least
one
valid
(53%
male);
maximise
sample
size
structural
equation
models
full
information
maximum
likelihood
were
conducted.
Residing
in
disadvantaged
neighbourhoods
mid-
adulthood
was
smaller
(
β
=
−0.06;
SE
0.02;
size[
N
]
658;
number
pairwise
complete
observations[
n
]=390),
grey
matter
−0.11;
0.03;
390),
normal-appearing
white
volumes
−0.07;
thinner
cortex
−0.14;
0.06;
636;
379),
lower
general
fractional
anisotropy
−0.19;
665;
388).
We
also
found
some
evidence
on
accumulating
impact
73
276)
−0.10;
0.04;
276).
Local
analysis
identified
affected
focal
cortical
areas
specific
tracts.
Among
individuals
belonging
social
classes,
brain-neighbourhood
associations
particularly
strong,
volumes,
across
course.
Our
findings
suggest
that
living
deprived
course,
especially
adverse
morphologies,
class
amplifying
vulnerability.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
18(17), P. 8990 - 8990
Published: Aug. 26, 2021
Converging
research
indicates
that
household
food
insecurity
impedes
children
from
reaching
their
full
physical,
cognitive,
and
psychosocial
potential.
This
state-of-the-art
review
examines
the
last
decade
of
to:
(1)
describe
impact
severity
persistence
on
child
development;
(2)
use
a
socio-ecological
framework
to
examine
significant
proximal
distal
factors
which
may
interplay;
(3)
outline
directions
for
future
research.
We
conducted
systematic
six
databases
published
papers
2011
June
2021.
The
search
was
limited
high-income
countries
aged
birth
12
years.
From
17,457
papers,
17
studies
were
included
in
final
review.
Transitioning
between
security
had
lasting
effect
academic/cognitive
function
behavior
(i.e.,
externalizing),
however
less
clear
relationships
seen
outcomes
other
behaviors
examined
internalizing).
There
variation
measurement
thresholds
used
define
both
development
outcomes.
Subsequently,
comparisons
across
are
difficult.
Several
recommendations,
including
incorporation
factors,
is
provided.
In
conclusion,
this
supports
link
sub-optimal
however,
there
an
imperative
improve
extend
current
understanding
ameliorate
causes
insecurity.
American Journal of Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
180(2), P. 127 - 138
Published: Feb. 1, 2023
Objective:
Black
Americans
in
the
United
States
are
disproportionately
exposed
to
childhood
adversity
compared
with
White
Americans.
Such
disparities
may
contribute
race-related
differences
brain
structures
involved
regulating
emotional
response
stress,
such
as
amygdala,
hippocampus,
and
prefrontal
cortex
(PFC).
The
authors
investigated
neuroanatomical
consequences
of
racial
adversity.
Methods:
sample
included
7,350
American
1,786
children
(ages
9–10)
from
Adolescent
Brain
Cognitive
Development
Study
(public
data
release
2.0).
Structural
MRI
data,
parent
child
self-reports
adversity-related
measures,
U.S.
Census
neighborhood
were
used
investigate
relationship
between
exposure
structure.
Results:
experienced
more
traumatic
events,
family
conflict,
material
hardship
on
average
children,
their
parents
or
caregivers
had
lower
educational
attainment,
income,
unemployment
those
children.
showed
PFC
gray
matter
volumes
but
not
also
varied
metrics
adversity,
income
being
most
common
predictor
volume
differences.
Accounting
for
attenuated
magnitude
some
volume.
Conclusions:
results
suggest
that
key
regions
associated
threat-related
processes.
alterations
these
linked
cognitive-affective
dysfunction
observed
disorders
posttraumatic
stress
disorder.
More
granular
assessments
structural
inequities
across
racial/ethnic
identities
needed
a
thorough
understanding
impact
brain.
Together,
present
findings
provide
insight
into
potential
systemic
contributors
disparate
rates
psychiatric
disease
among
individuals
States.
American Journal of Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
178(11), P. 998 - 1013
Published: Nov. 1, 2021
Adversity
early
in
life
is
common
and
a
major
risk
factor
for
the
onset
of
psychopathology.
Delineating
neurodevelopmental
pathways
by
which
adversity
affects
mental
health
critical
identification
targeted
treatment
approaches.
A
rapidly
growing
cross-species
literature
has
facilitated
advances
identifying
mechanisms
linking
with
psychopathology,
specific
dimensions
timing-related
factors
that
differentially
relate
to
outcomes,
protective
buffer
against
effects
adversity.
Yet,
vast
complexity
heterogeneity
environments
trajectories
contribute
challenges
understanding
resilience
context
In
this
overview,
author
highlights
progress
four
areas—mechanisms,
heterogeneity,
developmental
timing,
factors;
synthesizes
key
challenges;
provides
recommendations
future
research
can
facilitate
field.
Translation
across
species
ongoing
refinement
conceptual
models
have
strong
potential
inform
prevention
intervention
strategies
reduce
immense
burden
psychopathology
associated
American Psychologist,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
75(9), P. 1245 - 1259
Published: Dec. 1, 2020
We
describe
an
ecological
approach
to
understanding
the
developing
brain,
with
a
focus
on
effects
of
poverty-related
adversity
brain
function.
articulate
how
combining
multilevel
models
from
developmental
science
and
psychopathology
human
neuroscience
can
inform
our
risk
resilience.
To
illustrate
this
approach,
we
associations
between
poverty
function,
roles
parents
neighborhoods
play
in
context,
potential
impact
timing.
also
major
challenges
needed
advances
these
areas
research
better
understand
why
may
including
need
for:
population
greater
attention
sampling
representation,
genetically
informed
causal
designs,
assessing
context
caution
interpretation
effects,
Work
area
has
implications
for
policy
prevention,
which
are
discussed.
(PsycInfo
Database
Record
(c)
2020
APA,
all
rights
reserved).
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
51, P. 101005 - 101005
Published: Aug. 14, 2021
Early
socioeconomic
status
(SES)
has
consistently
been
associated
with
child
health
and
cognitive
outcomes,
in
addition
to
alterations
brain
function
connectivity.
The
goal
of
the
present
study
was
probe
effects
different
facets
SES
(parent
education,
income,
neighborhood
disadvantage),
that
likely
represent
varying
aspects
environment,
on
resting
state
functional
connectivity
(rsFC).
We
investigated
this
question
a
large
sample
9475
children
(aged
9-10
years)
from
Adolescent
Brain
Cognitive
Development
(ABCD)
Study.
Specifically,
we
analyzed
association
between
household
income-to-needs
ratio)
disadvantage,
system-level
rsFC
using
within-sample
split-half
replication.
then
tested
whether
associations
were
unique
each
measure,
disadvantage
had
interactive
rsFC.
measures
both
common
distinct
rsFC,
sensory-motor
systems
(e.g.,
sensorimotor
network)
networks
front-parietal
particularly
implicated.
Further,
network
less
pronounced
presence
high
income-to-needs.
Findings
demonstrate
have
interacting
highlighting
importance
considering
indicators
when
studying
brain.
JAMA Pediatrics,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
175(8), P. e210426 - e210426
Published: May 3, 2021
Neighborhood
disadvantage
is
an
important
social
determinant
of
health
in
childhood
and
adolescence.
Less
known
about
the
association
neighborhood
with
youth
neurocognition
brain
structure,
particularly
whether
associations
are
similar
across
metropolitan
areas
attributed
to
local
differences
disadvantage.To
test
associated
neurocognitive
performance
global
regional
measures
structure
after
adjusting
for
family
socioeconomic
status
perceptions
characteristics,
assess
these
(1)
pervasive
or
limited,
(2)
vary
areas,
(3)
variation
within
areas.This
cross-sectional
study
analyzed
baseline
data
from
Adolescent
Brain
Cognitive
Development
(ABCD)
Study,
a
cohort
conducted
at
21
sites
US.
Participants
were
children
aged
9.00
10.99
years
enrollment.
They
their
parent
caregiver
completed
visit
between
October
1,
2016,
31,
2018.Neighborhood
factor
based
on
US
census
tract
characteristics.Neurocognition
was
measured
NIH
Toolbox
Cognition
Battery,
T1-weighted
magnetic
resonance
imaging
used
whole-brain
structure.
Linear
mixed-effects
models
examined
outcomes
sociodemographic
factors.Of
11
875
ABCD
Study
cohort,
8598
(72.4%)
included
this
analysis.
The
sample
had
mean
(SD)
age
118.8
(7.4)
months
4526
boys
(52.6%).
Every
1-unit
increase
lower
6
7
subtests,
such
as
Flanker
Inhibitory
Control
Attention
(unstandardized
Β
=
-0.5;
95%
CI,
-0.7
-0.2;
false
discovery
rate
(FDR)-corrected
P
.001)
List
Sorting
Working
Memory
-0.7;
-1.0
-0.3;
FDR-corrected
<
.001),
well
all
composite
neurocognition,
Total
Composite
-0.9
.001).
Each
cortical
surface
area
-692.6
mm2;
-1154.9
-230.4
.007)
subcortical
volume
-113.9
mm3;
-198.5
-29.4
.03)
differences,
primarily
frontal,
parietal,
temporal
lobes.
Associations
largely
remained
safety
both
consistent
explained
by
each
area.This
found
that,
US,
smaller
young
people.
findings
demonstrate
that
environmental
risk
neurodevelopmental
population
enhancing
context
promising
approach
improving
development
adolescents.