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Preterm brain development and developing executive function - Prof. Nick Embleton
Prof. Nick Embleton
This lecture will describe the ‘preterm phenotype’, examples of how poor EF may present in practice, and discuss nutritional and other interventions that have the potential to ameliorate some of the complications associated with disturbances of EF.
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Levels of cholesterol, gangliosides and iron in breast milk are associated with early brain myelination in 3-month-old infants – preliminary findings - Dr. Nora Schneider
Dr. Nora Schneider
Myelination, the wrapping of neuronal axons with a lipid-rich sheath, is critical for information processing and normal brain functioning. Starting within the caudal brain stem before birth, myelination progresses rostrally after birth to the forebrain, with the most rapid period of human brain myelination occurring within the first 2 years of postnatal life. This pattern of myelination corresponds to emerging cognitive functions with sensory and motor functions being amongst the first to mature. While previous studies indicate early life nutrition as a relevant influencing factor for myelination, little is known about the contribution of breast milk nutrients to myelin development in human infants.  
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Ryan Carvalho, MD - The Fats of life in early childhood brain development
Today’s lecture will describe an overview of brain development and physiological processes, such as structural and functional connectivity. We will then discuss the importance of nutrition and focus on some of the nutrients that have been shown to play a role during critical and sensitive periods of brain development. Finally, we will summarize the evidence that links structural neurodevelopment to functional outcomes like cognition and learning.
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Dr Gisella Mutungi - Nutrition and brain development - (DHA, choline & lutein)
Dr Gisella Mutungi - Nutrition and brain development - (DHA, choline & lutein)
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Dr. Nora Schneider - Learning & Brain Development
Dr. Nora Schneider - Learning & Brain Development
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When Executive Functions Go Wrong - Prof. Hooper
When Executive Functions Go Wrong
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What are Executive Functions? - John Colombo, PhD
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. It will present definitions and characterizations of executive function, the brain areas that are thought to be involved in executive function, the normative developmental course of executive function (extending from infancy through adolescence), and the degree to which executive function is considered to be trainable or malleable
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