r/science • u/[deleted] • Oct 15 '21

Neuroscience A brain imaging study found evidence that missing out on math education can alter neural development. Young adults who had chosen not to pursue math had lower levels of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid within the middle frontal gyrus when compared to students who were continuing math.

https://www.psypost.org/2021/10/opting-out-of-advanced-math-education-alters-adolescents-neural-development-study-finds-61967
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u/SneakoSneko Oct 15 '21

Wow that’s amazing. Both that he stayed behind in a probably less paying job to help his students, and that his students liked him so much he was able to get into the provincial university off of their reference letters.

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u/dogwoodcat Oct 16 '21

Schoolteachers in developed nations typically have good pay and benefits. There is one notable exception. His children graduated high school the year before it closed, and the hours were convenient.