Addressing racial and phenotypic bias in human neuroscience methods

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• Alternative Title:
  Nat Neurosci
• Personal Author:
  Webb, E. Kate ; Etter, J. Arthur ; Kwasa, Jasmine A.
• Description:
  Despite their premise of objectivity, neuroscience tools for physiological data collection, such as electroencephalography and functional near-infrared spectroscopy, introduce racial bias into studies by excluding individuals on the basis of phenotypic differences in hair type and skin pigmentation. Furthermore, at least one methodology-electrodermal activity recording (skin conductance responses)-may be influenced not only by potential phenotypic differences but also by negative psychological effects stemming from the lived experience of racism. Here we situate these issues within structural injustice, urge researchers to challenge racism in their scientific work and propose procedures and changes that may lead to more equitable science.
• Subjects:
  Electroencephalography Humans Racism
• Source:
  Nat Neurosci. 25(4):410-414
• Pubmed ID:
  35383334
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9138180
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  TL1 TR001437/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 CE002944/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR001436/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; K00 NS115331/NS/NINDS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; F99 NS115331/NS/NINDS NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:637477f60bd35a4153f37031bee1f49fe2c7d6fe07b080be9df17e89b8ba338a5b4a458a3f69ee6d9cecbe1059f38e959fc4dc6cfd29be66e2fd9461973872b4
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170010/cdc_170010_DS1.pdf
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