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The role of Cognitive Stimulation for Learning, Dr. Sanja Budisavljevic
The role of Cognitive Stimulation for Learning, Dr. Sanja Budisavljevic
Sanja Budisavljević, PhD
Apr 27, 2021
In this, the fourth edition of our series, we turn to Dr Sanja Budisavljevic, Senior Specialist in Child Development, and find out what is learning for her. She will highlight the hot topic of ‘Cognitive Stimulation for Learning’.
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"What is learning to me?" by Dr. Muriel Bruchhage
"What is learning to me?" by Dr. Muriel Bruchhage
Dr. Muriel Marisa Katharina Bruchhage
Apr 06, 2021
In this, the third in our series we asked Dr Muriel Bruchhage a Post-doctoral Research Associate at Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, as well as a Visiting Researcher at King’s College London, what is learning to her?
Nutrition & Learning - Nora Schneider
Nutrition & Learning - Nora Schneider
Dr Nora Schneider (Wyeth Nutrition)
Mar 10, 2021
The impact of nutrition is greater in the foetal and early postnatal period because of the high metabolic demands of the brain at that age. Growing organs are more vulnerable to inadequate supply Brain counterbalances vulnerability by plasticity
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Neurobiology of learning
Neurobiology of learning
Dr Nora Schneider (Wyeth Nutrition)
Feb 01, 2021
Learning requires an ability to retain knowledge acquired through experience, while memory stores the background knowledge against which new learning takes place.
Bioactive nutrition and infant gut development - Dr Ryan Carvalho
Bioactive nutrition and infant gut development - Dr. Ryan Carvalho
May 13, 2020
Scientific advances have enabled a better understanding of some of the unique components in human milk, termed ‘bioactives’, which are thought to protect against infection and inflammation, and contribute to immune maturation and healthy microbial colonisation.
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Microbiota and the social brain - Dr. Siobhain O’Mahony
Microbiota and the social brain - Dr. Siobhain O’Mahony
May 05, 2020
The social–microbiome axis is an emerging concept. The concomitant development and interaction of the two systems may provide a strategy for developing novel solutions for supporting the brain-gut axis.
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Hot topics in bioactive nutrition – HMOs and MOS - Dr. Colin Cercamondi
Hot topics in bioactive nutrition – HMOs and MOS - Dr. Colin Cercamondi
May 05, 2020
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and bovine milk derived oligosaccharides (MOS) are bioactive components in infant nutrition that have been clinically demonstrated to have favorable gut microbiome modulating effects as well as beneficial effects on gastrointestinal related immunity.
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Development and evolution of the gut:brain axis - Dr. Peter Lu
Development and evolution of the gut:brain axis - Dr. Peter Lu
May 05, 2020
Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common in children. The gut–brain axis plays an integral role in the development of FGIDs. We will review early life factors and discuss how this can be applied to the diagnosis and management of FGIDs.
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Brain development and nutrition in toddlers–update from the Baby Connectome Project - Prof. Weili Lin
Brain development and nutrition in toddlers–update from the Baby Connectome Project - Prof. Weili Lin
May 05, 2020
The Baby Connectome Project (BCP) and the BCP-Enriched studies investigate brain development trajectories in the first years of life and influencing factors such as nutrition, sleep and gut microbiota.
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Brain and cognitive development – a focus on myelination and executive functions - Dr. Barry O’Neill
Brain and cognitive development – a focus on myelination and executive functions - Dr. Barry O’Neill
May 05, 2020
Executive functions (inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility) develop in children as an interplay of brain maturation, including myelination, and external environmental factors (e.g. nutrition, stimulation).
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Importance of faecal biomarkers and the microbiome’s role in child health and disease… Is it really all about the poop? - Dr. Ben Gold
Importance of faecal biomarkers and the microbiome’s role in child health and disease… Is it really all about the poop? - Dr. Ben Gold
May 05, 2020
Diet, environment and microbiota in infancy are factors that can support gut barrier function and immune development. Studies show that nutrition interventions, particularly breastfeeding and human milk oligosaccharides, may influence the development of a normal microbiome.
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Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) role in neurodevelopment - Dr. Jonas Hauser
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) role in neurodevelopment - Dr. Jonas Hauser
May 05, 2020
HMOs are bioactive human milk components. Studies indicate a role in brain development and associations between breast milk levels of specific HMOs and cognitive development outcomes in children.
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