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ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's One Crisis Away project focuses on North Texans living on the financial edge.

How Poverty Can Affect A Child's Brain

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 that growing up in poverty can negatively affect the wiring – and even the physical dimensions – of a child’s brain. As part of ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s  initiative, Think explored how interventions during the middle school years can reverse those changes. 

In this episode, Krys Boyd talked with , director ofʉ۪s Adolescent Reasoning Initiative and assistant research professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.