How does the macroenvironment influence brain and behaviour-a review of current status and future perspectives.

ABSTRACT: The environment influences brain and mental health, both detrimentally and beneficially. Existing research has emphasised the individual psychosocial 'microenvironment'. Less attention has been paid to 'macroenvironmental' challenges, including climate change, pollution, urbanicity, and socioeconomic disparity. Notably, the implications of climate and pollution on brain and mental health have only recently gained prominence. With the advent of large-scale big-data cohorts and an increasingly dense mapping of macroenvironmental parameters, we are now in a position to characterise the relation between macroenvironment, brain, and behaviour across different geographic and cultural locations globally. This review synthesises findings from recent epidemiological and neuroimaging studies, aiming

SUBMITTER: Polemiti E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11449798 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature