Associations between cortical thickness and reasoning differ by socioeconomic status in development
Author(s) -
Julia A. Leonard,
Rachel Romeo,
Anne T. Park,
Megumi E. Takada,
Sydney T. Robinson,
Hannah Grotzinger,
Briana S. Last,
Amy S. Finn,
John D. E. Gabrieli,
Allyson P. Mackey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
developmental cognitive neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.662
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1878-9307
pISSN - 1878-9293
DOI - 10.1016/j.dcn.2019.100641
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , psychology , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , demography , sociology , population
Highlights• Thickness of RLPFC positively relates to reasoning in 4–7-year olds from lower, but not higher, SES backgrounds. • The positive relationship between RLPFC thickness and reasoning was also present in a sample of 12–16-year olds from lower-SES backgrounds. • Young children with strong reasoning from lower-SES backgrounds uniquely showed positive relationships between RLPFC thickness and age. • This work suggests that the neural structure that supports reasoning varies by SES during development.
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