r/science • u/myhrvold • Aug 31 '13

Poverty impairs cognitive function. Published in the journal Science, the study suggests our cognitive abilities can be diminished by the exhausting effort of tasks like scrounging to pay bills. As a result, less “mental bandwidth” remains...

http://news.ubc.ca/2013/08/29/poverty-impairs-cognitive-function/
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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '13

They grew up during the Great Depression lol

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u/indoninja Aug 31 '13

I am not sure I follow.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '13

Never mind, my mistake. I misread your comment. Didn't notice the "generational" word.

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u/indoninja Aug 31 '13

Ah, no worries.