Socioeconomic background linked to reading improvement

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT neuroscientists have found that dyslexic children from lower income families responded much better to a summer reading program than children from a higher socioeconomic background. Using MRI data, the team also found anatomical changes in the brains of children whose reading abilities improved -- in particular, a thickening of the cortex in parts of the brain known to be involved in reading.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news