Children growing up in poverty are vulnerable to negative changes in the developing brain;
however, these outcomes vary widely. We tested the hypothesis that receipt of supportive …

Experiencing poverty during childhood and adolescence may affect brain function. However,
income is dynamic, and studies have not addressed whether income change relates to brain …

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 …

Importance The study provides novel data to inform the mechanisms by which poverty
negatively impacts childhood brain development. Objective To investigate whether the …

Objective: In this study, the authors tested the hypothesis that poverty experienced in early
childhood, as measured by income-to-needs ratio, has an impact on functional brain …

Childhood poverty negatively impacts physical and mental health in adulthood. Altered brain
development in response to social and environmental factors associated with poverty likely …

Family poverty has been associated with altered brain structure, function, and connectivity in
youth. However, few studies have examined how disadvantage within the broader …

Convergent research suggests that childhood poverty is associated with perturbation in the
stress response system. This might extend to aberrations in the connectivity of large-scale …

Childhood poverty has pervasive negative physical and psychological health sequelae in
adulthood. Exposure to chronic stressors may be one underlying mechanism for childhood …

The stressors associated with poverty increase the risks for externalizing psychopathology;
however, specific patterns of neurobiology and higher self‐regulation may buffer against …