as the new york times puts it, a study that provided poor mothers with cash stipends for the first year of their children s lives appears to have changed brain activity in ways associated with stronger cognitive development. there are caveats, as the changes were modest and it remains to be seen whether these changes in brain activity lead to better cognitive skills. but this is pretty cut and dry. giving families direct payments helps families and stops those from struggling needlessly, but it also appears to assist in the brain development of those impacted. our next guest is dr. kimberly noble, a lead neuroscientist in this study and she joins me now. kimberly, i wonder if you could explain how this study worked? back in the summer of 2018, we contact 1000 mothers with low incomes, shortly after they gave birth. we recruited them there in the wards of the hospital.
was on track to cut child poverty in half. a new study demonstrates how beneficial this intervention can be. as the new york times puts it, a study that provided poor mothers with cash stipends for the first year of their children s lives appears to have changed brain activity in ways associated with stronger cognitive development. there are caveats, as the changes were modest and it remains to be seen whether these changes in brain activity lead to better cognitive skills. but this is pretty cut and dry. giving families direct payments helps families and stop those from struggling needlessly, but also appears to assist in the brain development of those impacted. our next guest is a lead neuroscientist in this study and she joins me now. kimberly, i wonder if you could study how this study worked? back in the summer of 2018, we can approving 1000 mothers