Ethnicity, the amygdala, and the social environment: a neuroimaging study

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 389; p. S67
• Main Authors: McCutcheon, Rob, Dr, Bloomfield, Michael, PhD, Dahoun, Tarik, MD, Howes, Oliver, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 23.02.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Internal Medicine; Medical research; Mental disorders; Population density; Research ethics

Abstract Background Ethnic minorities have greatly increased rates of schizophrenia. The risk is most pronounced when individuals are living in areas with few people of the same ethnicity as them. Amygdala hyperactivity has been linked to paranoid symptoms in psychosis, and increased levels of paran...