The Science of How Poverty Harms the Brain
The stress of poverty can change the brain in ways that further disadvantage the poor. We already know the poor are getting poorer. The proportion of American adults living in low income families increased from 25 percent in 1971 to 29 percent in 2011. And growing up poor ups the chances that you'll …
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