Comment on Early environment can change your brain by Early environment can change your brain. University of Wisconsin-Madison research adds to evidence that childhood poverty can affect brain development and the ability to succeed. via /r/economy | Chet Wang

class="wp-image-173632" /></a><figcaption>University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor Seth Pollak found that poverty can cause structural changes in areas of the brain associated with school readiness skills. Both regions are important for academic achievement, and Pollak and Wolfe and their collaborators have found both can be damaged by child poverty." class="wp-image-173626" /></a><figcaption>This is an image of an adolescent brain from the study by psychology professor Seth Pollak and economist Barbara Wolfe at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The effects of poverty on brain size were strongest among the most impoverished children.</p> <div id="attachment_173628" class="wp-block-image wp-caption aligncenter"> <figure class="aligncenter"><a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fiber_bundles.jpg"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fiber_bundles.jpg" alt="This image shows different fiber bundles in the brain that could be affected by early social neglect. class="wp-image-173628" /></a><figcaption>This image shows different fiber bundles in the brain that could be affected by early social neglect.