New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants’ brain development. Brain measurements at age 1 showed faster activity in key brain regions in infants whose low-income families received $300-plus monthly for a year, compared with those who got $20 each month, U.S. researchers reported Monday. The same type of brain…
The study results suggest reducing poverty can directly affect infant brain development, researchers said, and builds on previous research on older kids.
The study results suggest reducing poverty can directly affect infant brain development, researchers said, and builds on previous research on older kids.
The study results suggest reducing poverty can directly affect infant brain development, researchers said, and builds on previous research on older kids.