In volume 28 of this journal, Harnett et al. [1] reported their effort to understand how structural inequities partially explain differences between racial groups on neurophysiology and brain connectivity [1]. The authors’ interpretation was that inequities are a form of chronic stress of structural racism which acts on human development to cause enduring brain differences. Given the strong interest in unequal treatment of races and government’s history of intervening with a strong hand when justified by science, I believe this paper merits additional comment on how the findings were interpreted.

中文翻译：

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根据数据质量调整解释，以对种族、不平等和大脑差异做出因果结论


在本杂志的第 28 卷中，Harnett 等人 [1] 报告了他们努力了解结构性不平等如何部分解释种族群体在神经生理学和大脑连接方面的差异 [1]。作者的解释是，不平等是结构性种族主义的一种长期压力，它作用于人类发展，导致持久的大脑差异。鉴于人们对种族不平等待遇的浓厚兴趣以及政府在有科学依据的情况下以强硬手段进行干预的历史，我认为本文值得对如何解释这些发现进行额外评论。