Socioeconomic disadvantage during childhood and adolescence predicts poor mental and
physical health and premature death by major medical diseases in adulthood. However, the …

Adolescence has been characterized as a period of heightened sensitivity to social contexts.
However, adolescents vary in how their social contexts affect them. According to …

Higher family income (FI) is associated with larger cortical gray matter volume and improved
cognitive performance in children. However, little is known about the effects of FI on brain …

Objective: Black Americans in the United States are disproportionately exposed to childhood
adversity compared with White Americans. Such disparities may contribute to race-related …

Across individuals, risk for poor health varies inversely with socioeconomic position (SEP).
The pathways by which SEP affects health have been viewed from many epidemiological …

Past research has demonstrated links between cortical activity, measured via EEG power,
and cognitive processes during infancy. In a separate line of research, family socioeconomic …

The mechanisms underlying socioeconomic disparities in children's reading skills are not
well understood. This study examined associations among socioeconomic background …

There is a strong positive association between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and
academic achievement. This disparity may, in part, be explained by differences in early …

We describe an ecological approach to understanding the developing brain, with a focus on
the effects of poverty-related adversity on brain function. We articulate how combining …

One in five American children grows up in poverty. Childhood poverty has far-reaching
adverse impacts on cognitive, social and emotional development. Altered development of …