TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Neuroanatomical correlates of the income-achievement gap
JO  - Psychological science
A1  - Mackey, Allyson P.
A1  - Finn, Amy S.
A1  - Leonard, Julia A.
A1  - Jacoby-Senghor, Drew S.
A1  - West, Martin R.
A1  - Gabrieli, Christopher F. O.
A1  - Gabrieli, John D. E.
SP  - 925
EP  - 933
VL  - 26
IS  - 6
N2  - In the United States, the difference in academic achievement between higher- and lower-income students (i.e., the income-achievement gap) is substantial and growing. In the research reported here, we investigated neuroanatomical correlates of this gap in adolescents (N = 58) in whom academic achievement was measured by statewide standardized testing. Cortical gray-matter volume was significantly greater in students from higher-income backgrounds (n = 35) than in students from lower-income backgrounds (n = 23), but cortical white-matter volume and total cortical surface area did not differ significantly between groups. Cortical thickness in all lobes of the brain was greater in students from higher-income than lower-income backgrounds. Greater cortical thickness, particularly in temporal and occipital lobes, was associated with better test performance. These results represent the first evidence that cortical thickness in higher- and lower-income students differs across broad swaths of the brain and that cortical thickness is related to scores on academic-achievement tests.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0956-7976
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797615572233
ID  - ref1
ER  -