Since then, the attorneys attempted to show, tribes had undergone an “acculturation” that meant that the importance of salmon to modern Northwest Indians had greatly diminished.

"This naturally led to discussions about the impact of other stressors, like discrimination and acculturation, on the infant brain."

The takeaway, said Scheinost, is that while discrimination and acculturation affect the brain in ways other types of stress do, there is something unique and important about these particular experiences that should be better understood.

Another is acculturation, which Katz defined as “a process where you keep part of your culture” as you take in a new one.

“What I think is, most women, by training and acculturation, have gotten farther by collaborating than competing.”