Childhood poverty linked to brain changes related to depression Children from poorer families are more likely to experience changes in brain connectivity that put them at higher risk of depression, compared with children from more affluent families. First study author Deanna M. Barch, PhD, chair of the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences, and colleagues publish their findings in The American Journal of Psychiatry . The study builds on previous research from the team published last year, which found that children raised in poverty have reduced gray and white matter volumes in the brain , compared with those raised in richer families. Additionally, they found that such brain changes were linked to poorer academic achievement. For this latest study, the team set out to investigate whether childhood poverty may also lead to brain changes that influence mood and risk of depression , given that children raised in poorer families tend to b
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