Cultural neuroscience and its implications in healthcare - a narrative review

Shobha Mehta; Muskan Sait; Marissa Singh; Akshita Malhotra; Noor Al-Shamaa; Aqsa Shoaib; Colin Ransom; Gabriel Orhadje; Aine Watson; Aoife Hartnett; Katherine Rasper

doi:10.33178/SMJ.2025.1.16

Authors

Shobha Mehta School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7558-8433
Muskan Sait
Marissa Singh
Akshita Malhotra
Noor Al-Shamaa https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1192-1253
Aqsa Shoaib
Colin Ransom
Gabriel Orhadje
Aine Watson
Aoife Hartnett
Katherine Rasper

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33178/SMJ.2025.1.16

Keywords:

cultural neuroscience, neuroscience, neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, culture

Abstract

Cultural influences, including language, shared values and social structures, play a critical role in shaping neural organization and brain development. This narrative review from UCC's Neuroscience and Neurology Society aims to explore new findings in the emerging field of cultural neuroscience, focusing on how an individual’s culture and environment influences their neurocognitive processes, and how this understanding can be applied to advance community-based, inclusive research.

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