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How does income affect childhood brain development? | Kimberly Noble

Apr 02, 201912 min
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Neuroscientist and pediatrician Kimberly Noble is leading the Baby's First Years study: the first-ever randomized study of how family income changes children's cognitive, emotional and brain development. She and a team of economists and policy experts are working together to find out: Can we help kids in poverty simply by giving families more money? "The brain is not destiny," Noble says. "And if a child's brain can be changed, then anything is possible."
How does income affect childhood brain development? | Kimberly Noble | TED Talks Kids and Family podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast