US EditionIncome inequality in society associated with structural changes in the developing brain
A study of over 10,000 US children found that income inequality affects brain structure and mental health regardless of family wealth, highlighting societal impact on development.
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Inequality may alter children’s brains regardless of individual wealth – study
Experts looked at MRI scan images from 10,071 children aged nine to 10 in 17 US states. Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time. The study of more than 10,000 youngsters in the US discovered altered brain development in children from wealthy and lower-income families in areas with higher rates of inequality, which were…
Income Inequality Reshapes Children’s Brains and Mental Health
A large-scale neuroimaging study of over 10,000 U.S. children reveals that income inequality in society is tied to structural and functional brain changes that predict poorer mental health outcomes. Unlike individual family income, societal inequality impacts children across socioeconomic groups, suggesting that social environments exert powerful biological effects.
According to an international study led by UK scientists, social inequality, in terms of wealth distribution, causes structural changes in children’s brains, which in the long term is associated with worse mental health. The research at King’s College in London, published this Tuesday in Nature Mental Health magazine, indicates that it is the first time that social inequality is linked to changes in the developing brain, such as the increase in …
Social inequality causes structural changes in the brain of children, which, once over the years, experience more early mental health, according to an international study by people...
Social inequality causes structural changes in the brain of children, which, once over the years, experience more early mental health, according to an international study by scientists from the King's College of London.
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