Colonial drivers and cultural protectors of brain health among Indigenous peoples internationally

• Main Authors: Rita Henderson (Author), Joyla A. Furlano (Author), Shayla Scott Claringbold (Author), Ashley Cornect-Benoit (Author), Anh Ly (Author), Jennifer Walker (Author), Lisa Zaretsky (Author), Pamela Roach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite relatively higher rates of dementia among Indigenous populations internationally, research into drivers of disparities in brain health and cognitive function has tended to focus on modifiable risk factors over cultural understandings and contextual determinants. By seeking to characterize so...