Mark Kishiyama and his colleagues determined that children living in poverty demonstrated reduced prefrontal brain functioning. This reduction is comparable to the cognitive differences seen in children with damage to the lateral prefrontal cortex.

Poverty and Prefrontal Brain Functioning

Children who live in poverty experience more pervasive, daily stress than children who do not have to worry about the basic needs of safety, shelter, and food. These chronic worries can negatively affect how the brain functions and develops, causing a dip in IQ scores.

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-Poor children have been at risk of suffering food insecurity and housing insecurity caused by financial distress during the pandemic
- There are much higher rates of child poverty among African American and Hispanic children than White and Asian American children

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