FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 9, 2022·7 min readLink Between Child Poverty and Mental Health Disorders in AdulthoodStudy finds a link between early-life poverty and child adversity and an increased risk of developing externalizing disorders during adolescence and young adulthood, especially in females.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 9, 2021·5 min readPoverty Associated With Smaller, Slower Growing Subcortical Regions in ChildrenA study spanning 17 years has found children born and raised in poverty had smaller subcortical brain regions, including the hippocampus, caudate, putamen, and thalamus. These brain areas also showed less growth over time.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 1, 2021·3 min readTroubles Paying Rent or Being Forced to Move Linked to Lower Levels of SleepPeople who are having trouble paying for housing and at risk of losing their homes sleep, on average, twenty-two minutes less per night than those who are home-secure. The study shows a link between home insecurity and sleep disruptions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 10, 2020·4 min readEffects of Poverty on Childhood Development Seen in Children as Young as 5The effects on health, language development, emotional well-being, and social behavior associated with poverty can be seen in children as young as five years of age.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 23, 2020·3 min readSocial and behavioral factors most commonly associated with death identifiedFifty-seven social and behavioral factors have been identified as the top contributors to increased mortality. Of those, smoking, divorce, and alcohol abuse are the top factors that are associated with a reduced lifespan.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 6, 2020·6 min readSevere childhood deprivation has longstanding impacts on brain size in adulthoodYoung adults who faced extreme deprivation as children had, on average, an 8.6% smaller brain size than their peers who did not suffer from deprivation. The deprivation related changes in brain volume were associated with lower IQ and increased ADHD symptoms.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 2, 2019·4 min readResearch shows impact of poverty on children’s brain activityChildren from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and whose mothers have lower levels of education, have weaker brain activity in areas of the brain associated with working memory and are more likely to experience attention problems.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 4, 2018·5 min readChildhood Poverty May Have Lasting Effects on Cognitive Skills in Old AgeA new study reports on the detrimental impact childhood poverty has on cognition later in life. Researchers say those who grew up socially or economically disadvantaged are more likely to score lower on cognitive tests later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 17, 2018·4 min readMost Deprived are More Likely to Develop DementiaA new data analysis study of people born between 1902 and 1943 reveals 20% of the most deprived adults were 50% more likely to develop dementia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 11, 2017·7 min readIndustrial Revolution Left a Damaging Psychological Imprint on Today’s PopulationsPeople who are historically more reliant on the coal industry tend to have more negative personality traits, University of Cambridge researchers report. The researchers believe this could be a lasting effect of the Industrial Revolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 5, 2017·5 min readLiving in Poor Area Increases Anxiety Risk in Women, But Not MenAccording to researchers, women living in poorer areas are 60% more likely to suffer from anxiety than their more affluent peers. However, in men, there was little difference in anxiety levels.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 18, 2017·3 min readFamilial Poverty Affects Toddlers’ Brain FunctionToddlers who come from a more impoverished background show more immature brain function and less of an ability to detect errors, a new study reports.Read More