APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Neighbourhood Characteristics Are Associated With Individual Differences In the Pace of Adolescent Cortical Development.
- Chloe Carrick
King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience - Divyangana Rakesh
King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience - Lea Michel
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre - Delia Fuhrmann
King’s College London
Abstract
Using a longitudinal sample (N =11,305; ages 9-15) and latent growth models, we found that childhood exposure to neighbourhoods characterised by higher disadvantage, and lower educational, health, and environmental opportunities, were associated with lower cortical thickness and surface area, and a faster pace of change in these metrics across adolescence.
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