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Not only is excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) associated with increased long-term maternal weight, but a new study has shown that there is a cumulative effect of excessive GWG over multiple pregnancies

In a nutshell, cognitive flexibility is the brain’s ability to think outside the box or in new ways.

All parents marvel at their children’s development - from helpless newborns to fearless toddlers, from precocious preschoolers to inquisitive primary schoolers, and beyond.

Let’s deep dive into each core executive function skill to understand its role in a child’s learning and development, and discuss practical steps that parents can take to improve these skills in their children.

Working memory is related to how a child temporarily stores and uses the information in their mind (e.g…

Dr Gisella Mutungi - Nutrition and brain development - (DHA, choline & lutein)

When Executive Functions Go Wrong

This lecture will attempt to address the state-of-the-art with respect to many of these issues in the field of developmental science and recent work on clinical trials in nutrition.