Money and power affect the amount of gray matter in the brain.

Socioeconomic status is associated with gray matter volume in the brain. Depending on the level of education and income, the prestige of work and place of residence, it varies within 1.6%. Low status in general negatively affects the brain. These conclusions were made by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania during the analysis of data from the British Biobank - it contains information about about 500 thousand people.