ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2018
Dietary Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids Are Related to Impulse Control and Anterior Cingulate Function in Adolescents.
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- Brain and Cognitive Development in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review of fMRI Studies.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- ω-3 Fatty Acids in Pediatric Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Maternal nut and fish consumption during pregnancy and child risky decision-making at 11 years old.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Does restrictive anorexia nervosa impact brain aging? A machine learning approach to estimate age based on brain structure.Computers in biology and medicine · 2025Article
- Randomized prenatal and postnatal nutrient supplementation shows no long-term impact on cortical gray matter in Ghanaian children.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Dietary Intakes of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Impulsivity: Comparing Non-Restricted, Vegetarian, and Vegan Diets.Nutrients · 2024Observational
- Red blood cell omega-3 fatty acids and attention scores in healthy adolescents.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Article
- Effect of walnut consumption on neuropsychological development in healthy adolescents: a multi-school randomised controlled trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Genes regulating levels of ω-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are associated with alcohol use disorder and consumption, and broader externalizing behavior in humans.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Introducing an adolescent cognitive maturity index.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Walnuts, Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, and Adolescent Brain Development: Protocol for the Walnuts Smart Snack Dietary Intervention Trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Verbal Memory Performance in Depressed Children and Adolescents: Associations with EPA but Not DHA and Depression Severity.Nutrients · 2020Article
- The Association between Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake and Human Brain Connectivity in Middle-Aged Depressed Women.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Relationship between whole blood omega-3 fatty acid levels and dorsal cingulate gray matter volume: Sex differences and implications for impulse control.Nutritional neuroscience · 2020Article
- A Systematic Review of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Consumption and Cognitive Outcomes in Neurodevelopment.American journal of lifestyle medicineReview
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Abstract
Impulse control, an emergent function modulated by the prefrontal cortex (PFC), helps to dampen risky behaviors during adolescence. Influences on PFC maturation during this period may contribute to variations in impulse control. Availability of omega-3 fatty acids, an essential dietary nutrient integral to neuronal structure and function, may be one such influence. This study examined whether intake of energy-adjusted long-chain omega-3 fatty acids [eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) + docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)] was related to variation in impulse control and PFC activity during performance of an inhibitory task in adolescents (
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