Functional connectivity in central executive network protects youth against cardiometabolic risks linked with neighborhood violence.

ABSTRACT: Although violent crime has declined in recent decades, it remains a recurring feature of daily life in some neighborhoods. Mounting evidence indicates that such violence has a long reach, which goes beyond family and friends of the victim and undermines the health of people in the surrounding community. However, like all forms of adversity, community violence elicits a heterogeneous response: Some remain healthy, but others deteriorate. Despite much scientific attention, the neural circuitries that contribute to differential adaptation remain poorly understood. Drawing on knowledge of the brain's intrinsic functional architecture, we predicted that individual differences in resting-state connectivity would explain variability in the strength of the association between neighborhood violence

SUBMITTER: Miller GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6255151 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature