How does income affect childhood brain development , Kimberly Noble

Neuroscientist and pediatrician Kimberly Noble is leading the Baby s First Years study: the firstever randomized study of how family income changes children s cognitive, emotional and brain development. She and a team of economists and policy experts are working together to find out: Can we help kids in poverty simply by giving families more money The brain is not destiny, Noble says. And if a child s brain can be changed, then anything is Get TED Talks recommended just for you Learn more