That would be way too eugenics like….. for a headline
under the headline:
Children’s Brain Development Affected by Parent’s Income & Education : Science & General News : Latinos Health
The real difference, however, was shown when comparing family incomes which resulted in a six percent difference in the children’s brain surface area. In addition, researchers found that as the family income increases, so does the brain surface of the child; specifically in areas concerning language, reading, spatial skills, and executive functions.
WRCB-TV reports that Dr. Kimberly Noble, a lead author in the study states, “Specifically, among children from the lowest-income families, small differences in income were associated with relatively large differences in surface area in a number of regions of the brain associated with skills important for academic success.”
Noble also stated that the researchers believe the results do not necessarily link wealth with intelligence, so children in lower income homes are not “doomed’ automatically. They do believe, however, that the child’s brain development is linked with certain experiences that people in lower income homes go through.