The association between duration of breastfeeding and the trajectory of brain development from childhood to young adulthood: an 8-year longitudinal study
Grevet L, Teixeira D, Pan P, Jackowski A, Zugman A, Miguel E, Rohde L, Salum G. The association between duration of breastfeeding and the trajectory of brain development from childhood to young adulthood: an 8-year longitudinal study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 33: 1863-1873. PMID: 37650992, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02283-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall cortical thicknessDuration of breastfeedingTotal intracranial volumeCortical thicknessBrain developmentIntracranial volumeLong-term health benefitsHealth benefitsHigh-risk cohortTotal brain volumeGlobal cortical thicknessStructural brain developmentMental health benefitsMultiple confoundersCortical areasMRI scansBrain areasBrain volumeBreastfeedingMRI T1Time pointsBrain measuresEarly adulthoodYoung adulthoodLongitudinal study