Neuroscience
U.S. Kids Are Falling behind Global Competition, but Brain Science Shows How to Catch Up
Paid parental leave and high-quality child care improve children’s brain development and prospects for a better future
Stories by Dana Suskind
Dana Suskind, a childhood-learning researcher and pediatric cochlear implant surgeon at the University of Chicago Medical Center, is co-director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health. She is co-author of Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child's Potential, Fulfilling Society's Promise (Dutton, 2022).
Credit: Nick Higgins