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• They Say: Poor Kids, Rich Kids Think Differently

  Imagine that. One set's worrying about where the next meal's coming from; the other's worrying about their next iPod. And experts had to do actual studies to figure out rich kids and poor kids think differently?It was a small study - just twenty-six kids - out of UC Berkley, but the significance is its focus. Read More... Posted Dec 08 2008, 02:54 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: education, money, intelligence, rich kids, poor, rich, Jeanne Sager, they say, brain waves, poor kids, low income, brain studies

• Brain Wave Study Sheds Light On Autism

  Interesting news item from The Discovery Channel (via AP) -- "unique brain wave patterns" have been found in children with autism. Using an imaging helmet that resembles a big salon hair dryer, researchers discovered what they believe are "signatures of autism" that show a delay in processing individual sounds. Read More... Posted Dec 04 2008, 04:30 PM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: children, news, parents, autism, science, studies, discovery channel, treatment, x-men, Brett Singer, they say, autistic, AP, professor xavier, discovery, Denis Leary, brain waves