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Giving Cash to Low-Income Mothers Linked to Increased Brain Activity in Their Babies, Study Suggests

January 27, 2022/

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New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants’ brain development.

Brain measurements at age 1 showed faster activity in key brain regions in infants whose low-income families received $300-plus monthly for a year, compared with those who got $20 each month, U.S. researchers reported Monday.

By Lindsey Tanner/AP


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