The America I Know Could Use a Good Cry: Impact of State and Civilian‐Perpetrated Racial Violence on Cognitive Health

AAIC 2025 Abstract

Abstract

Background: Incarceration in the United States (U.S.) is a structural determinant of adverse biological aging. Given the interplay of biological and cognitive health in neurodegeneration leading to Alzheimer's disease, there is a need for research exploring the relationship between incarceration and cognitive health.

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