NRP Education Session: Nutrition and Cognitive Development
Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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TraCS-sponsored
Nutrition and Cognitive Development: The Influence of Nutrient Synergy
Please join the UNC Network of Research Professionals and Carol Cheatham, PhD, from the Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) and the UNC Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, for a seminar on the influence of nutrition on cognitive development.
Objectives:- Describe the stages of early brain development
- Articulate the importance of cognition to the individual
- Detail the specific effects of DHA, choline, and lutein in the brain
- Develop an understanding of how nutrients work together synergistically