Poor Children's Brain Activity Resembles That Of Stroke Victims, EEG Shows
Saturday, December 6, 2008 - 01:29
in Psychology & Sociology
Prefrontal cortex activity in children from low socioeconomic levels is lower than in similar children from well-off families. The brain differences, documented through EEGs, are dramatic: the prefrontal cortexes of poor kids 9 and 10 years of age react to novel stimuli in the same way as the brain of a stroke victim. The researchers believe this is fixable, however.
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