Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and the Neurobiology of Uncertainty in Traumatically Injured Adults

Jacklynn M. Fitzgerald, Marquette University

Accepted Version. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, Vol. 2, No. 3 (July 2022): 263-272. DOI © 2022 Elsevier. Used with permission

Abstract

Individuals residing in more socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods experience greater uncertainty through insecurity of basic needs such as food, employment, and housing, compared with more advantaged neighborhoods. Although the neurobiology of uncertainty has been less frequently examined in relation to neighborhood disadvantage, there is evidence that neighborhood disadvantage is associated with widespread neural alterations.