The Negative Impact of Poverty on Brain Development Includes

question 43

Multiple Choice

The negative impact of poverty on brain development includes

• A) increase in size of the cerebral cortex.
• B) decrease in the size of the brain stem.
• C) reduced gray matter and white matter.
• D) increased brain density.
• E) increased functioning of prefrontal cortex and decreased functioning of temporal lobe.

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