Evaluating the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Brain Aging in Black and White individuals
This study provides preliminary evidence that childhood adversity may be linked to accelerated brain aging in White individuals. The lack of association in Black individuals may suggest other mechanisms, such as social or biological factors, that may influence brain aging in this group.
Authors
- Melissa Lamar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6130-5543)
- Victoria N. Poole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0974-2564)
- Kacie Deters
- Cristian Mojica
- Konstantinos Arfanakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9705-597X)
- Yingjuan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0580-306X)
- Lisa Laverne Barnes
- Katelyn Elizabeth Mooney
- Abenaa Mensah‐Bonsu
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Illinois Institute of Technology (US)
- Rush University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70856_101095
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00