Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know?
It’s not news that children’s brains are extremely malleable, and that childhood circumstances can shape our psyches in ways science is just beginning to understand. It turns out that growing up poor is one of those things that can impact children far into adulthood by actually changing the structure of a child’s brain.
The conclusion comes from a long term analysis of hundreds of adolescent brains, and supports the idea that the socioeconomic status plays a role in the development of key brain areas that are responsible for learning, language, and emotional development.
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