The Enduring Relationship of Early Poverty to Brain Development and Mental Health
Deanna Barch, Ph.D., Gregory B. Couch Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis
Zoom Link: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/99070998340?pwd=b2MvNWo3Z3FwTUI1KzQrYitvVDRYUT09
This talk will present results from a line of developmental
research examining the relationship of early childhood poverty
and early adversity to the development of the structure and
functional connectivity of the human brain. The results highlight
the important role of disruptions to subcortical brain
structure and function. Further, this talk will evaluate the
relative contributions of neighborhood versus the individual
family, how such relationships evolve over the course of
development, the mediating role of parenting, and their
relationships to depression and cognitive function but early in
life and at the transition to adulthood. Many of the findings in
humans parallel more experimental research in animal models, and
highlight the critical need to address childhood poverty as a
means to enhance adaptive outcomes across the lifespan.
This event is co-sponsored with the Center for Mind and
Brain
Exploring the Mind Lecture Series – 2021-2022
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