Cultural neuroscience and its implications in healthcare - a narrative review

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dc.contributor.authorMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF) addresses the impact of cultural stigma and taboos on mental health, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), and vaccine hesitancy, amongst other global health initiatives. Stigma and taboos, rooted in cultural and societal norms, hinder equitable access to care, erode trust in healthcare, and perpetuate misinformation. To combat these barriers, MSF employs culturally sensitive, community-centred strategies, including education campaigns, local partnerships, and psychosocial support. Initiatives such as tele-Mental Health services, Teen Mums’ Clubs, and vaccine education programs foster awareness, normalize care, and dismantle misconceptions. By integrating advocacy and research, MSF champions global health equity and drives sustainable progress in humanitarian healthcare.en
dc.contributor.editorMehta, Shobhaen
dc.contributor.editorCronin, Pádraigen
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-28T13:54:59Z
dc.date.available2025-10-28T13:54:59Z
dc.date.issued2025en
dc.description.abstractCultural 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.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationMehta, S., Sait, M., Singh, M., Malhotra, A., Al-Shamaa, N., Shoaib, A., Ransom, C., Orhadje, G., Watson, A., Hartnett, A. and Rasper, K. (2025) 'Cultural neuroscience and its implications in healthcare - a narrative review', UCC Student Medical Journal, 5, pp. 76-80. https://doi.org/10.33178/SMJ.2025.1.16en
dc.identifier.doi10.33178/SMJ.2025.1.16en
dc.identifier.endpage80en
dc.identifier.issn2737-7237
dc.identifier.journalabbrevUCC SMJ
dc.identifier.journaltitleUCC Student Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.startpage76en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18093
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUCC Medical Research and Technology Societyen
dc.rights© 2025, the Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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dc.subjectCultural neuroscienceen
dc.subjectNeuroscienceen
dc.subjectNeurophysiologyen
dc.subjectNeuroanatomyen
dc.subjectCultureen
dc.titleCultural neuroscience and its implications in healthcare - a narrative reviewen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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