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Gunter Schumann1,2, Ole A Andreassen3, Tobias Banaschewski4
1Centre for Population Neuroscience and Stratified Medicine (PONS), Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
JAMA Psychiatry
|August 23, 2023
Summary
Environmental factors significantly impact brain health and mental illness across the lifespan. New research strategies and the environMENTAL Project aim to uncover brain mechanisms for developing targeted interventions.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Environmental Health
- Psychiatry
Background:
- Environmental changes (climate, pollution, urbanization, inequality, pandemic effects) profoundly impact brain health across the lifespan.
- The precise mechanisms linking environmental factors to brain function, behavior, and mental illness remain largely unknown.
- Understanding these links is crucial for addressing the growing burden of environment-related mental health conditions.
Conclusions:
- This research will yield objective biomarkers for environment-related mental illness.
- Evidence-based interventions targeting identified brain mechanisms will be developed.
- Significant improvements in outcomes for individuals affected by environment-related mental illness are anticipated.
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