Growing up in neighborhoods with more educational and socioeconomic opportunities has a positive impact on infants’ brain activity, according to new research from Boston Medical Center (BMC). The study, published in The Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, suggests that enhancing neighborhood opportunities, particularly in education, can be a promising approach to promoting early childhood development. A team of early childhood researchers examined how neighborhood opportunity—the socioeconomic, educational, health, and environmental conditions relevant to child health and development—is associated with infant brain activity and cognitive development. The researchers found that Read More