Parental Education Ain't Enough: A Study of Race (Racism), Parental Education, and Children's Thalamus Volume.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The thalamus is the hub of the brain and has a significant role in various brain activities.

Purpose

This study explored racial differences in the association between parental education and thalamus volume among American children.

Methods

Using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD), we analyzed the structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (sMRI) data of 11141 9-10 years old children. The main outcome was the left thalamus volume. The independent variable was parental education. Age, sex, ethnicity, family marital status, and intracranial volume were the covariates. Race was the moderator. To analyze the data, we used mixed-effects regression models.

Results

In race-stratified models, high parental education was associated with sm

SUBMITTER: Assari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8297613 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature