Severe childhood deprivation reduces brain size, study finds

Brain scans of Romanian orphans adopted in UK show early neglect left its markChildren who experience severe deprivation early in life have smaller brains in adulthood, researchers have found.The findings are based on scans of young adults who were adopted as children into UK familiesfrom Romania ’sorphanages that rose under the regime of the dictator Nicolae Ceau şescu.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Science Neuroscience Children Health Poverty Social exclusion Romania Europe Society World news Source Type: news