Impact of Racism on the Brain and Species Extinction

Today, you’ll learn about how feeling the effects of racism might actually change the victim’s brain chemistry, how scientists have successfully completed the first embryo transfer in an endangered rhino, and how handwriting increases brain connectivity. 

Racism & The Brain 

• “Experiencing racism may physically change your brain.” by Jon Hamilton, Rachel Carlson, & Rebecca Ramirez. 2024.  
• “Association of Racial Discrimination With Neural Response to Threat in Black Women in the US Exposed to Trauma.” by Negar Fani, PhD. et al. 2021.  

Rhino Embryos 

• “World's first successful embryo transfer in rhinos paves the way for saving the northern white rhinos from extinction.” ScienceDaily. 2024.  
• “Southern white rhinoceros.” National Geographic. N.d.  
• “Northern white rhino.” Fauna & Flora. N.d.  

Handwriting 

• “Writing by hand may increase brain connectivity more than typing on a keyboard.” by Deborah Pirchner. 2024.  
• “Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity: a high-density EEG study with implications for the classroom.” by F.R. (Ruud) Van der Weel & Audrey L.H. Van der Meer. 2024.  

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