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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

Brain scan
Researchers analysed the MRI scans of 10,000 young people in the US. Photograph: Andrew Brookes/Getty Images/Image Source

Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time.

A study of more than 10,000 young people in the US discovered altered brain development in children from wealthy and lower-income families in areas with higher rates of inequality, which were also associated with poorer mental health.

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