Neuroanatomical Correlates of the Income-Achievement Gap

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 925-933

  Mackey, Allyson P ^a,b   Finn, Amy S ^a,b   Leonard, Julia A ^a,b   Jacoby Senghor, Drew S ^c   West, Martin R ^d   Gabrieli, Christopher F O ^d,e   Gabrieli, John D E ^a,b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^d HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^e Transforming Education   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; adolescent development; brain; cognitive neuroscience

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BRAIN; COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POVERTY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POVERTY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930520216     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615572233     Document Type: Article

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