From: NPR
Socioeconomic Factors Are Becoming ‘Biologically Embedded’ In Children’s Brains
The most powerful factors affecting a child’s brain development involve socioeconomic opportunities, according to a study in the journal Science.
The analysis of more than 2,300 9- and 10-year-olds found that environmental factors ranging from household income to education to neighborhood quality are associated with brain differences that can clearly be seen in MRI scans.
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The research “highlights the fact that the environment in which we grow up and live has powerful impacts on our brain,” says Russell Poldrack, a psychology professor at Stanford University who was not involved in the study.
It also challenges earlier research that focused on links between brain development and factors like IQ and mental health.
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