STUDY: Earning Low Income Affects Children’s Brains
The American Register – According to a new research published by University of Southern California, poverty affects growth of children’s brain. Children who grow in affluent environment have bigger brains than the ones who live in poverty.
Researchers and neuroscientists have worked together to record the brain images of 1,099 kids and teens between the age 3 and 20 years. They examined the magnetic resonance imaging scans for three years. They measured the surface area of cerebral cortices that are outermost layers of brain and control sophisticated cognitive functions like language, reading skills, spatial and decision-making skills.
It was found that brains of children who earned less than $25,000 per year had 6 percent less surface area than the ones that earned $150,000 or more. Additionally they also found that children belonging to the poorest households scored lower on the battery of cognitive tests.
Source: theamericanregister.com
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Hmmmn seriosly?
Abeg I no gree for this research @all.God has the final say joor not finances or science
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Lolzzzz it’s quite a funny research so it means more money more brains? Or maybe os because kids of the rich are usually exposed to better quality educational material?
This research is so not true, i have seen kids that the parents are extremely poor being so intelligent and smart. There are loads of rich kids that are so dull and annoyingly foolish. The development of the brain got nothing to do with the amount of money you have. My opinion though.
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Hmmmmm,dis research is not 100p correct jare.
False
Hmmmm like seriously
Kids from poor background that do exceedingly well nko? How do they explain that?
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Hmmm..well kids from rich background are exposed to beter educational material and they eat healthy foods too.
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Tnx MISM, poverty is no one’s friend.
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Hhhmmm I don’t agree 100percent. You find students from very poor background doing very well in school while kids of the rich perforn badly despite the home teachers and all
I dnt agree,
Money is good but one thing is lacking in this research it not always true because we have kids that came from a poor background but they are very smart and intelligent sincerely your background should not determine the level you will go in life
Well is logical cos kids frm rich families have better opportunities in everything
I disagree. I think kids from lower income backgrounds ,have much more reason and drive to work harder
Odiegwu science don lie dis time
I believe this research
I do not totally agree