Columbia: Discrimination During Pregnancy May Alter Circuits in Infants' Brains
December 08, 2023
December 08, 2023
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news:
Racial discrimination and bias are painful realities and increasingly recognized as detrimental to the health of adults and children.
These stressful experiences also appear to be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, altering the strength of infants' brain circuits, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia, Yale, and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.
The . . .
Racial discrimination and bias are painful realities and increasingly recognized as detrimental to the health of adults and children.
These stressful experiences also appear to be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, altering the strength of infants' brain circuits, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia, Yale, and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.
The . . .