Strenghts and weakness of neuroscientific representations of child poverty

LIPINA, SEBASTIAN J.; SEGRETIN, MARIA SOLEDAD

FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE

FRONTIERS RES FOUND

Lugar: Ginebra; Año: 2015 vol. 2 p. 1 - 7

1662-5161

The neuroscientific study of child poverty is a topic that has only recently emerged. In comparison with previous reviews (e.g., Hackman and Farah, 2009; Lipina and Colombo, 2009; Hackman et al., 2010; Raizada and Kishiyama, 2010; Lipina and Posner, 2012), our perspective synthesizes findings, and summarizes both conceptual and methodological contributions, as well as challenges that face current neuroscientific approaches to the study of childhood poverty. The aim of this effort is to identify target areas of study that could potentially help build a basic and applied research agenda for the coming years.