This is one of the most socially important scientific findings I've ever been a part of.
SES has a larger cross-sectional effect on brain function than any other variable.
Prediction of IQ from brain data is actually mostly just predicting SES.
Mind blowing.
What matters most for childhood brain organization?
We analyzed 649 variables.
The answer: Socioeconomics (SES); with brain patterns pointing at sleep & stress as drivers.
Even brain-IQ associations were better explained by SES.
In Science today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
