Implications of a Biological Poverty Line for Infants

This Viewpoint discusses whether protective and promotive interventions in brain development would benefit from identification of a “biological poverty line” during pregnancy and early childhood, above which the brain is informed and enhanced by experience in positive ways, and below which adverse experiences may influence the brain in ways that do not support long-term health trajectories.
Source: JAMA Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research