The interplay between economic and biopsychosocial factors in brain health

Financial well-being is a strong determinant of human. Individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds encounter a disproportionate amount of chronic stress, limited access to resources, and reduced opportunities for cognitive stimulation, all of which can profoundly influence brain development and functioning across the lifespan. At the same time, biological factors (e.g., genetic and biomarker-based risk factors), cognitive function and numerical abilities, and mental health variables like depression and anxiety, can influence an individual's ability to acquire and manage financial resources. There is likely a reciprocal relationship between financial well-being and the brain. Despite growing interest in this field, the bidirectional mechanisms linking economic factors to brain functioning, and health remain poorly understood.This Research Topic aims to bring together cutting-edge empirical and theoretical work from a wide range of disciplines, including clinical neuropsychology, developmental neuroscience, public health, psychiatry, and neuroeconomics, that advances our understanding of the interplay between economic factors and brain health. We welcome studies that examine how income, financial capability, and broader socioeconomic circumstances shape neurodevelopmental trajectories, cognitive function, and mental and physical health outcomes, as well as studies that explore the reverse pathway: how cognitive function, mental health and other biopsychosoical factors influence economic trajectories and financial capability. We also welcome contributions that adopt a neuroeconomic perspective, examining the neural mechanisms that underlie financial decision-making, reward processing, etc. By highlighting bidirectional associations across disciplines, this collection fosters a more integrative understanding of how social, psychological, economic, and biological factors mutually shape one another across the lifespan. Ultimately, this Research Topic aims to inform interventions and policies that address socioeconomic inequality and its consequences for brain health and human potential.We invite original research articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses from diverse disciplinary backgrounds that address the interplay between economic factors and brain health. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, the effects of socioeconomic status on neurodevelopment and cognition, socioeconomic disparities in mental health outcomes, and the neural mechanisms underlying financial decision-making and capability. Equally, we welcome work examining how cognitive function, mental health, and brain development shape individuals' socioeconomic trajectories and financial capability. We are also interested in studies that explore how mental health conditions affect financial decision-making and socioeconomic outcomes, and conversely, how financial stress and insecurity contribute to the onset or maintenance of mental health problems. Research examining the links among neuroeconomics, neuroimaging, and cognitive and mental function are also welcome. We particularly encourage submissions that adopt longitudinal or causal inference designs, that disentangle directionality, or that include underrepresented or diverse populations. Authors are encouraged to consider the clinical and policy implications of their findings. Topic editors: Preeti Sunderaraman, Janneke Koerts Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/82964/the-interplay-between-economic-and-biopsychosocial-factors-in-brain-health