Breastmilk Micronutrient Myo-inositol Benefits Babies Neural Connectivity

A new study suggests that myo-inositol, a micronutrient found in human breast milk, is beneficial to newborns’ developing brains. The research opens the door to future research into the role of this micronutrient in the brain as we age. The discovery also sheds new light on the relationship between nutrition and brain health and has…

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Developmental Brain Plasticity Lasts Longest In Associative Regions

According to a new Penn Medicine study, brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but rather follows a newly identified developmental sequence. Throughout adolescence, brain regions that support cognitive, social, and emotional functions appear to remain more capable of changing, adapting, and remodelling than other brain regions, making adolescents more sensitive to socioeconomic…

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