State of the art review: poverty and the developing brain
Approximately 1 in 5 children in the United States lives in poverty, and> 40% of children are
poor or near-poor. 1 In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics added child poverty to its …
poor or near-poor. 1 In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics added child poverty to its …
Socioeconomic status and structural brain development
Recent advances in neuroimaging methods have made accessible new ways of
disentangling the complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors that …
disentangling the complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors that …
Poverty's impact on children's executive functions: Global considerations
Poverty detrimentally affects child executive function (EF), a subset of cognitive abilities
implicated in reading and other achievement outcomes. Consequently, research has …
implicated in reading and other achievement outcomes. Consequently, research has …
The impact of poverty on the development of brain networks
Although the study of brain development in non-human animals is an old one, recent
imaging methods have allowed non-invasive studies of the gray and white matter of the …
imaging methods have allowed non-invasive studies of the gray and white matter of the …
Linking childhood poverty and cognition: Environmental mediators of non‐verbal executive control in an Argentine sample
Tests of attentional control, working memory, and planning were administered to compare
the non‐verbal executive control performance of healthy children from different …
the non‐verbal executive control performance of healthy children from different …
Predictors of cognitive enhancement after training in preschoolers from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds
The association between socioeconomic status and child cognitive development, and the
positive impact of interventions aimed at optimizing cognitive performance, are well …
positive impact of interventions aimed at optimizing cognitive performance, are well …
Cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, and education: Interdisciplinary development of an intervention for low socioeconomic status kindergarten …
MJ Hermida, MS Segretin, LM Prats… - Trends in Neuroscience …, 2015 - Elsevier
The current study presents a 32-week intervention for kindergarten children from low socio-
economic backgrounds. The main contribution of this study resides in the interdisciplinary …
economic backgrounds. The main contribution of this study resides in the interdisciplinary …
Explicit and implicit issues in the developmental cognitive neuroscience of social inequality
A D'angiulli, SJ Lipina, A Olesinska - Frontiers in Human …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The appearance of developmental cognitive neuroscience (DCN) in the socioeconomic
status (SES) research arena is hugely transformative, but challenging. We review …
status (SES) research arena is hugely transformative, but challenging. We review …
Risks for child cognitive development in rural contexts
While poverty all over the world is more typical and extreme in rural contexts, interventions to
improve cognition in low socioeconomic status (SES) children are for the most part based on …
improve cognition in low socioeconomic status (SES) children are for the most part based on …
The biological side of social determinants: Neural costs of childhood poverty
SJ Lipina - Prospects, 2016 - Springer
Interdisciplinary efforts to foster the development and education of children living in poverty
require a comprehensive concept of multiple dimensions, within a systemic approach …
require a comprehensive concept of multiple dimensions, within a systemic approach …