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SUMMARY:Using Brain Imaging to Evaluate Nutritional Intervention Strategie
 s in Resource Poor Settings - Dr Sarah Lloyd-Fox (University of London) an
 d Dr Sophie E. Moore (MRC Human Nutrition Research\, Cambridge)
DTSTART:20160706T173000Z
DTEND:20160706T190000Z
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CONTACT:Mark Dunning
DESCRIPTION:Cognitive development in infancy & early childhood has been as
 sociated with a range of socioeconomic indicators in later life. Achieving
  optimal brain development during the early phases of development is thus 
 critical for human capital.\n\nNeurobehavioral assessments are commonly pe
 rformed in young infants to provide insight into the structure and functio
 n of the developing brain. However\, many of these behavioural tests can o
 nly be used once infants reach the point of observable behaviour. Objectiv
 e\,  non-invasive tools for imaging the brains of young infants are thus n
 eeded\, but the currently employed techniques have limitations for studies
  of young infants in resource poor settings.\n\n\nThe speakers have succes
 sfully piloted functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as a\nneuroim
 aging tool in rural Gambia. The innovative use of fNIRS to provide early b
 iomarkers of\ncognitive development to inform & evaluate nutritional inter
 vention strategies will be explored.
LOCATION:Postdoc Centre\, 16 Mill Lane
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