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  • "It is a similar pattern to what's seen in patients with strokes that have led to lesions in their prefrontal cortex," which controls higher-order thinking and problem solving, says lead researcher Mark Kishiyama, a cognitive psychologist at the University of California-Berkeley.

    Study: Poverty dramatically affects children's brains 2008

  • "It's just not functioning as efficiently as it could be, or as it should be," Kishiyama says.

    Study: Poverty dramatically affects children's brains 2008

  • "These kids have no neural damage, no prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol, no neurological damage," Kishiyama said.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • A lawyer and self-taught photographer, Kishiyama has done just that -- in part for the challenge.

    PopPhoto: Photography Newswire 2009

  • Those from low socioeconomic environments showed a lower response to the unexpected novel stimuli in the prefrontal cortex that was similar, Kishiyama said, to the response of people who have had a portion of their frontal lobe destroyed by a stroke.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • The repetition has made Kishiyama a more conscientious photographer.

    PopPhoto: Photography Newswire 2009

  • They are collaborating with screen, such as a photo of a puppy or of UC Berkeley neuroscientists who use games Mickey and Minnie Mouse. to improve the prefrontal cortex function, and thus the reasoning ability, of school-age \ "An EEG allows us to measure very fast brain children. responses with millisecond accuracy, \" Kishiyama said.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Kishiyama has returned to the monument in every season, at every time of day.

    PopPhoto: Photography Newswire 2009

  • The extreme verticality of the Washington Monument makes finding the proper exposure and framing difficult, so Kishiyama had to get creative.

    PopPhoto: Photography Newswire 2009

  • 13; Daniel A. Hackman and Martha J. Farah, “Socioeconomic Status and the Developing Brain,” Trends in Cognitive Science (2009), vol. 13, no. 2; and Mark M. Kishiyama et al., “Socioeconomic Disparities Affect Prefrontal Function in Children,” Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (2009), vol. 21, no.

    Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010

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