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The Impact of Racism-related Stress on Neurobiological Systems in Black Americans”
Black Americans experience diverse racism-related stressors throughout the lifespan. Disproportionately high trauma exposure, economic disadvantage, explicit racism and inequitable treatment are stressors faced by many Black Americans. These experiences have a cumulative negative impact on psychological and physical health. However, little is understood about how experiences of racism, such as discrimination, can mediate health outcomes via their effects on neurobiology. I will present clinical, behavioral, physiological and neurobiological data from Black American participants in the Grady Trauma Project, a longstanding study of trauma conducted in inner-city Atlanta. These data will be discussed in the context of both risk and resilience/adaptation perspectives. Finally, recommendations for future clinical neuroscience research and targets for intervention in marginalized populations will be discussed.
ACUTE TRAUMA EXPOSURE ALTERS SPERM RNA PAYLOAD AND DRIVES INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSCRIPTIONAL CHANGES
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