Cognitive and brain development is independently influenced by socioeconomic status and polygenic scores for educational attainment.
Nicholas Judd, Bruno Sauce, John Wiedenhoeft, Jeshua Tromp, Bader Chaarani, Alexander Schliep, Betteke Maria van Noort, Jani Penttilä, Yvonne Grimmer, Corinna Insensee, Andreas Becker, Tobias Banaschewski, Arun L.W. Bokde, Erin Burke Quinlan, Sylvane Desrivières, , Torkel Klingberg
This study examines the independent effects of socioeconomic status and genetic factors on brain development and cognition in adolescents, finding distinct associations with cortical surface area and working memory.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · May 19, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience