Nutritional Influences on Cognitive Function and Neurodevelopment Across the Lifespan
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Neuro Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 July 2025 | Viewed by 1784
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lifecourse exposures; biology; mental health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As you certainly know, the intricate relationship between nutrition and brain health has become an increasingly important area of research. For this reason, we are pleased to invite you to contribute to our upcoming Special Issue, "Nutritional Influences on Cognitive Function and Neurodevelopment Across the Lifespan", in the Nutrients journal.
The brain relies on a consistent supply of essential nutrients for optimal functioning, from early development to maintaining cognitive health in aging. However, genetic predispositions, epigenetic modifications, and environmental factors can interact with nutritional status to impact brain development and function. Imbalances in these interactions can contribute to developmental disorders in childhood, compromised cognitive abilities in adulthood, and an increased risk of age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases.
This Special Issue aims to explore the critical role of nutrition in shaping cognitive function and neurodevelopment throughout all stages of life. We encourage the submission of original research articles, reviews, and meta-analyses. Potential topics include but are not limited to nutritional influences on fetal brain development and early childhood cognition, dietary patterns and their long-term effects on brain health, the gut microbiome and its relation to cognitive
function, or dietary interventions for preventing or mitigating age-related cognitive decline.
We look forward to hearing your response and reviewing your submissions in the near future.
Prof. Dr. Dolores Malaspina
Guest Editor
Dr. Ezequiel Lafont
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- nutrition
- neurodevelopment
- cognition
- dietary habits
- micronutrients and cognition
- neurodegenerative diseases
- gut microbiome and brain
- food allergies
- early life nutrition
- cognitive aging
- nutritional interventions
- processed food addiction
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