- Being poor affects kids’ brains, study finds, By Maggie Fox, March 30, 2015, NBC News: “Children raised in poor households have clear differences in the physical structures of their brains compared to wealthier children, a new study finds. Brain scans of 1,099 children and teenagers in nine major cities shows the poorer kids have less surface area of the brain. This is important because having more brain surface area is linked with intelligence…”
- Brain development in children could be affected by poverty, study shows, By Ian Sample, March 30, 2015, The Guardian: “Brain scans of children and young adults have revealed that specific brain regions tend to be smaller in those from poorer backgrounds than those born into wealthier families. The effects were most striking among the poorest families who took part in the study, where even modest changes in wages could have a significant impact on the structure of the children’s brains…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty