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Question: Among young children what is the effect of poverty during the preschool years on brain development at school age?
Question type: Causation
Study design: Prospective cohort
Investigators from Washington University in St. Louis, MO conducted a study to determine if living in poverty during the preschool years impacts white matter, cortical gray matter, amygdala, and hippocampus development measured at school age. Participants included children enrolled in an ongoing 10-year longitudinal study on preschool depression who had been selected from St. Louis preschool and day care centers. After enrollment, assessments included parent and child psychiatric evaluations with measures of stressful and traumatic life events. Measures of parental hostility and support …
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