Family income, parental education related to brain structure in children, adolescents
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 12:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Characterizing associations between socioeconomic factors and children's brain development, a team of investigators reports correlative links between family income and brain structure. Relationships between the brain and family income were strongest in the lowest end of the economic range -- suggesting that interventional policies aimed at these children may have the largest societal impact.