Foster care may boost brain activity of institutionalized children

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 07:35 in Psychology & Sociology

Children raised in institutions are more likely to lag physically, socially, and cognitively, but little is known about what happens to children's brains when they live in institutions. Now a new study finds that placing institutionalized children in high-quality foster care may improve their brain activity.

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