Table 1:

Select Nutrients that affect neural processes during development

Nutrients	Neurodevelopmental Processes	Affected Brain Regions
Macronutrients: protein, fatty acids, glucose	Cell proliferation, cell differentiation, synaptogenesis, growth factor expression, myelination	Global, cortex, eye, hippocampus
Micronutrients: zinc, copper, iron	Myelination, dopamine synthesis, energy metabolism, migration	White matter, striatalfrontal connectivity, hippocampus-frontal connectivity
Vitamins/Cofactors: vitamin A, vitamin B (6, 12), vitamin B9/folate, choline	Growth factor expression, myelination, synaptogenesis, proliferation, differentiation	Eye, motor cortex, cortex, hippocampus