"The finding is based on 307 children in Bethesda, Md., an affluent suburb of Washington. Starting in 1989, they were given regular brain scans using magnetic resonance imaging, a project initiated by Dr. Judith Rapoport of the National Institute of Mental Health."
Oh I believe the research, what I like to know is the rest of the story. We were not told of the "race" of the children only that they were of wealth.
wealth eh? I find it amusing though that wealthy kids, with all their resources and avenues, tend to become slackers whereas poorer kids tend to be more hardworking....but those who are wealthy and hardworking tend to fare the best for good or ill
"We were not told of the "race" of the children only that they were of wealth."
whether intentional or not (and this IS a NYT story) the reference to Bethesda was probably misleading. Bethesda IS an affluent suburb. It is also the home of the National Institutes of Health - where the studies were done. It is more likely that the children in the study are from beyond Bethesda. There are many middle class and poor neighborhoods within a 10 mile radius of Bethesda and the NIH.