It is well-established that higher socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with improved
brain health. However, the effects of SES across different life stages on brain structure and …

Food insecurity is a major public health issue. Millions of households worldwide have
intermittent and unpredictable access to food and this experience is associated with greater …

Linking the developing brain with individual differences in clinical and demographic traits is
challenging due to the substantial interindividual heterogeneity of brain anatomy and …

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

Prenatal life and childhood represent periods that are vulnerable to environmental
exposures. Both cold and heat may have negative impacts on children's mental health and …

There has been significant progress in understanding the effects of childhood poverty on
neurocognitive development. This progress has captured the attention of policymakers and …

Background The transition from childhood to adolescence is characterized by enhanced
neural plasticity and a consequent susceptibility to both beneficial and adverse aspects of …

Importance Area deprivation index (ADI) has been shown to be associated with reduced
hippocampal volume (HV) among youths. The social environment may interact with the …

Every species' brain, body and behavior is shaped by the contingencies of their evolutionary
history; these exert pressures that change their developmental trajectories. There is …

Early environmental experiences influence children's cognitive and neural development. In
particular, cognitive stimulation, defined as environmental inputs that engage the senses …