Parental socioeconomic status is linked to cortical microstructure and language abilities in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Gradients in parental socioeconomic status (SES) are closely linked to important life outcomes in children and adolescents, such as cognitive abilities, school achievement, and mental health. Parental SES may also influence brain development, with several magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies reporting associations with youth brain morphometry. However, MRI signal intensity metrics have not been assessed, but could offer a microstructural correlate, thereby increasing our understanding of SES influences on neurobiology. We computed a parental SES score from family income, parental education and parental occupation, and assessed relations with cortical microstructure as measured by T1w/T2w ratio (n = 504, age = 3-21 years). We found negative age-stabile relations between parental SES and

SUBMITTER: Norbom LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9284438 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature