Jonathan Fulford1, Joanna L Varley-Campbell2, Craig A Williams2. 1. a Exeter NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Medical School , University of Exeter , UK. 2. b Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences , University of Exeter , UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The study examined the feasibility of utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with a group of adolescent boys and girls to assess modifications in cognitive function, dependent upon the nutritional state of the participants. METHODS:Twenty children aged 12-14 years completed two cognitive trials, in a randomized counterbalanced order, one under fasting condition, one after consuming breakfast, during which continuous fMRI data were acquired. RESULTS: Although no statistically significant (P > 0.05) improvement in task performance was determined, significantly higher activation was recorded in the frontal, premotor, and primary visual cortex areas in the breakfast trial relative to the fasting condition. DISCUSSION: Such a finding may have important implications in the examination of the role of diet, and specifically breakfast, in determining children's performance within the school environment.
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OBJECTIVES: The study examined the feasibility of utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with a group of adolescent boys and girls to assess modifications in cognitive function, dependent upon the nutritional state of the participants. METHODS: Twenty children aged 12-14 years completed two cognitive trials, in a randomized counterbalanced order, one under fasting condition, one after consuming breakfast, during which continuous fMRI data were acquired. RESULTS: Although no statistically significant (P > 0.05) improvement in task performance was determined, significantly higher activation was recorded in the frontal, premotor, and primary visual cortex areas in the breakfast trial relative to the fasting condition. DISCUSSION: Such a finding may have important implications in the examination of the role of diet, and specifically breakfast, in determining children's performance within the school environment.
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