Abstract #1284
Differences in Brain Activation Associated with Infant Diet: An fMRI Study
Xiawei Ou 1,2 , R.T. Pivik 1,3 , Aline Andres 1,3 , Mario Cleves 1,3 , and Thomas Badger 1,3
1
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little
Rock, AR, United States,
2
Radiology
and Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States,
3
University
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR, United States
The aim of this study was to evaluate brain function in
healthy 8-year-old children who were fed predominantly
breast milk or cows milk formula during the first year
of life. Our hypothesis was that infant diet has
significant effects on brain functioning in school aged
children. To test this hypothesis, we performed a visual
perception/language fMRI to compare brain activation in
these two diet groups. Our results showed that breastfed
and milk formula-fed children utilize their brain
differently when processing the visual perception and
language tasks.
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