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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

The Influence of Early Childhood Socioeconomic Adversity on Brain Development

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Biological Embedding of Early Life Adversity

  • Xinge Li
    University of Houston
  • Rebecca Lipschutz
    University of Houston
  • Brian Biekman
    University of Houston
  • Shutian Shen
    University of Houston
  • Samuel Montero Hernandez
    University of Houston
  • Luca Pollonini
    University of Houston
  • Johanna Bick
    University of Houston

Abstract

Our study revealed a socioeconomic status (SES) related brain alteration on preschool children assessed by functional near infrared spectroscopy. We found children from families with lower SES showed reduced brain activation in the lateral PFC when compared with children from families with higher SES during a validated working memory task.

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