Nutrition and Central Nervous System Development in Early Life
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 September 2022) | Viewed by 13539
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Interests: lipids and brain development; fatty acid uptake system in human placenta; angiogenesis; feto-placental growth and development; DHA and cell growth and proliferation; lipid nutrition; eicosanoids; cardiovascular health; platelet function
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Dear Colleagues,
Adequate nutrition is essential during pregnancy and infancy, which are crucial periods for the formation of the brain, laying the foundation for the development of cognitive, motor, and socio-emotional skills throughout life. The neurodevelopmental processes begin during gestation and continue throughout infancy. Several animal models of nutrient deficiency and some human studies clearly show that many nutrients are necessary for early brain development. Thus, nutritional deficiencies during these periods are likely to affect cognition, behaviour, and productivity throughout school and adulthood. The effects of nutrients during early development on five key neurodevelopmental processes are demonstrated: neuron proliferation, axon and dendrite growth, synapse formation, pruning, function, myelination, and neuron apoptosis. Thus, adequate nutrition is necessary from the beginning, with the formation of the neural plate and neural tube affected by nutrients. The influence of nutrient deficiency during pregnancy and infancy leads to permanent cognitive deficits in human populations. The amount and quality of nutrients and their lack during these periods affect brain development.
The Special Issue will highlight the early nutritional effects on brain development and functions such as cognition, behaviour, and productivity. The articles are invited on the impacts of several nutrients in pregnancy and infancy that affect brain development. This primary aim is to put together high-quality research, clinical or experimental, that looks for the effects of nutrition during prenatal and postnatal brain development and also neuroprotection.
Prof. Dr. Asim K. Duttaroy
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- central nervous system
- brain development
- neuronal plasticity
- fetal brain
- prenatal nutrition
- neuroplasticity
- brain signalling system
- neurotransmitters
- brain damages/disorders
- micronutrients
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