A study by the National Institutes of Health measuring the differences in gray matter volume found that ___.
A. atypical brain development was responsible for the entire score gap between the poorest children and their better-off peers
B. persistent childhood poverty can compromise brain structures crucial for learning, school success, and a satisfying adult life
C. interventions designed to address the effects of extreme poverty are unlikely to have significant effects on cognitive abilities
D. gray matter volumes among children who grew up in poverty were almost always at least 25 percent lower than the national average
Answer: B
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