BBC – Staff Writer
“Children with richer parents have bigger brains than their poorer counterparts, new research suggests. Differences in regions of the brain that deal with language, reading, decision-making and memory were most marked, the study found. But the scientists from California also found that community help and teaching can remedy the disparities. The team concludes that factors such as better school lunches and motivated teachers can have a significant impact. In what is claimed to be the biggest study of its kind, scientists from the University of Southern California tested 1,099 typically developing people – male and female – aged between three and 20. They measured brain surface area by scans and conducted cognitive tests, and then compared the results with the income levels of the parents.”(more)