Neighborhood Poverty and Amygdala Response to Negative Face.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Considerable research has established a link between socioeconomic status (SES) and brain function. While studies have shown a link between poverty status and amygdala response to negative stimuli, a paucity of knowledge exists on whether neighborhood poverty is also independently associated with amygdala hyperactive response to negative stimuli.

Purpose

Using functional brain imaging data, this study tested the association between neighborhood SES and the amygdala's response to negative stimuli. Considering race as a sociological rather than a biological construct, we also explored racial heterogeneity in this association between non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White youth.

Methods

We borrowed the functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data of

SUBMITTER: Assari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8177092 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature