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Breast Feeding without a doubt in my point of view carries many benefits on a infant's developments especially in its most crucial time of their lives. For example, breastfeeding contains various nutrients,vitamins, and minerals that aid in ensuring a healthy baby. Myline which is an important substances in our nerves are essential for nerve connection that also improves cognitive testing.

Over a long period, the baby will develop better if breastfed both physically and cognitively. Studies show that the babies who were breastfed for at least a year during infancy develop the best both in their language skills as well as their motor skills.

Various researchers have also found a connection between breastfeeding and cognitive development. In a study of more than 17,000 infants followed from birth to 6 1/2 years, researchers concluded from IQ scores and other intelligence tests that prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding significantly improves cognitive development.

Another study of almost 4,000 children showed that babies who were breastfed had significantly higher scores on a vocabulary test at 5 years of age than children who were not breastfed. And the scores were higher the longer they had been nursed.

Preterm infants with extremely low birth weight who received breast milk shortly after birth improved their mental development scores at 18 months when compared with preterm infants who weren't given breast milk. In a later study, researchers found that the higher scores held at 30 months, and that the babies who received breast milk were also less likely to be hospitalized again because of respiratory infections.

Experts say that the emotional bonding that takes place during breastfeeding probably contributes to some of the brainpower benefits, but that the fatty acids in breast milk may play the biggest role.

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Babies who are fed breast milk seem to experience a number of advantages over babies who do not drink breast milk. For one, breast milk includes the essential nutrients and fatty acids that aid in not only physical growth, but intellectually as well; studies have shown that babies that are fed breast milk tend to have higher IQ. In addition to this, they have better coordination and language skills.

Another important benefit to breastfeeding is that it helps in the process of producing myelin; myelin is integral to producing nerve impulses. This is significant as it leads to more efficient transfer of nerve impulses.

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In my opinion, I think that breast milk is the ideal baby food, it contains lactose and fatty acids, is the basic component of infant brain development, especially in which the long-chain multi-chain unsaturated fatty acids (that is, the market's most popular food DHA), is the nerve Development of indispensable elements.

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Breast milk is frequently touted as being superior to formulas in a large number of ways. In most researches, it has been shown to improve cognitive abilities and decrease the risk of psychological disorders. Based on these findings, it can be reasonably deduced that it affects infant brains positively, or at the very least, correlate with some aspects of brain development.
One of the things that was pointed out in the video involve myelination of axons, which is an important building block in the neurological system as it improves conduction. Needless to say, enhanced and/or easy communication between neurons means that information relating to a lot of things are passed on efficiently, leading to greater learning; physiological and psychological growth; efficient pruning of synapses and neurons; and so on. Breast milk contributes to this by providing essential fatty acids -- including DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), AA (arachidonic acid), and cholesterol -- that are used by the body to construct myelin sheaths, also known as white matter.
Additionally, recent researches have begun to unravel the connection between a person's microbiome (gut bacteria) and mental health  (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mental-health-may-depend-on-creatures-in-the-gut/). One of the ways infants inherit a rich and healthy microbiome is through ingesting breast milk that contains about 600 species of different bacteria.

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The health effects of breastfeeding are well recognized and apply to mothers and children in many countries. Breast milk is uniquely suited to the human infant’s nutritional needs and is a live substance with unparalleled immunological and anti-inflammatory properties that protect against a host of illnesses and diseases for both mothers and children.

Researchers determined that the main immune factor at work here is a substance called secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) that's present in large amounts in colostrum, the first milk the body produces for the baby. The substance guards against invading germs by forming a protective layer on the mucous membranes in the baby's intestines, nose, and throat.

Various researchers have found a connection between breastfeeding and cognitive development such as:

1.      In a study of more than 17,000 infants followed from birth to 6 1/2 years, researchers concluded from IQ scores and other intelligence tests that prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding significantly improves cognitive development.

2.      Another study of almost 4,000 children showed that babies who were breastfed had significantly higher scores on a vocabulary test at 5 years of age than children who were not breastfed. And the scores were higher the longer they had been nursed.

Experts say that the emotional bonding that takes place during breastfeeding probably contributes to some of the brainpower benefits, but that the fatty acids in breast milk may play the biggest role in terms of brain development.

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Breastfeeding is essential for babies as it is their source of nutrients. Through breastfeeding, the child receive antibodies from their mothers and this help them stabilize the immune system. Breast milk may help the development growth of the baby like body growth and cognitive growth as well. Most importantly, breastfeeding is the perfect way of mother-child bonding because through breastfeeding, the child may develop a sense of security from the environment as well as his/her parent.

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As compared to formula feeding, breastfeeding provides much more essential nutrients to an infant for development. Some of the benefits include creating a stronger system to fight off infections and other conditions like diarrhea and respiratory infections. Infants will also gain protection against certain allergies, asthma, and sudden infant death syndrome. In a commercial point of view, breast milk doesn't cost a single cent; and since breastfed babies are less likely to fall sick, fewer trips to the doctor's office are made. Whereas for formulated milk, prices are increasing yearly and it probably isn't going to drop any soon.

While some might argue that formulated milk provides convenience and flexibility, where either parent or caregiver can feed the baby a bottle at any time, it is important for the caregivers to be aware that formula milk lacks the nutrients and antibodies breast milk has.

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Breastfeeding milk is known to be the superior nutrition for infants. Besides increasing resistance for infections on the infants it also promotes the proper development of the brain. Infants who receive adequate amount of breastfeeding milk are more likely to have higher cognitive ability as neurons in their brain are developing actively.

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Breastfeeding is an important source of food and nutrition for an infant who, at this stage is helpless by themselves. It boosts the development of their brain where it aids in learning and their intelligence. It enhances brain growth and promotes a better cognitive outcome for the child. By breastfeeding, it is also a stimulation for the child's brain where during this time of age, an infant's brain neurons can quickly multiply and connect as a result of an interaction between the infant and its surroundings.

Breastfeeding is also important because it provides all the proper nutrients that an infant needs compared to formulas. Thus, this boosts the immune system of the growing infant and protects them from fatal viral bacteria which may cause brain diseases.

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Breast milk is best for baby, and the benefits of breastfeeding extend well beyond basic nutrition. In addition to containing all the vitamins and nutrients that a baby needs in the first six months of life, breast milk is packed with disease-fighting substances that protect baby from illness.

Breastfeeding's protection against illness lasts beyond your baby's breastfeeding stage, too. Studies have shown that breastfeeding can reduce a child's risk of developing certain childhood cancers. Scientists don't know exactly how breast milk reduces the risk, but they think antibodies in breast milk may give a baby's immune system a boost. Thus, it is important to note that breastfeeding is one of many factors that can contribute to a child’s outcomes.

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The ingredients in breast milk support healthy brain development. Studies have shown that children who are breastfed get higher grades in school, even after other influences on school performance are taken into account.The positive effects of breastfeeding and brain development are greater the longer the baby is breastfed.

One key ingredient in breast milk is a brain-boosting fat called DHA (docasahexaenoic acid), an omega-3 fatty acid. DHA is a vital nutrient for growth, development and maintenance of brain tissue. Cholesterol is another fat needed for optimal brain development. Breast milk contains a lot of cholesterol, while infant formulas currently contain none.

Certain non-nutrient ingredients present in breast milk such as enzymes and hormones may influence the rapid development of neurons during infancy.This nutrients will still continue for a while even after stop breastfeeding.

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The baby's brain development counts on what we are feeding, which means, the breastfeeding/bottle feeding will determine the quality of source for infants's energy & nutrients. A study that was done in June 2013 proposed that, babies who were fed breast milk for three months, did much better in developing Myelin, as well as better improvement on cognitive, neurological, visual development, and motor control.

Besides that, breast milk contained fatty acids that are essential for brain development (to gain higher IQ) for the babies, cannot be produced by body.

According to Dewey (2001), breast milk maintains the baby's appropriate weight gain; and, fewer allergies (Prescott, 2003), because it prevents diseases and infections such as SIDS(sudden infant death syndrome) and so on. As a result, it reduces the probability to develop cancer during childhood and adulthood.

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It is noted that breastfeeding an infant helps stimulate the growth of white matter in the brain. Researchers found that an infant who had been solely breastfed for three months would have enhanced development in key parts of the brain. This enhancement is most prominent in areas associated with cognition, language and emotional function.

Furthermore, breast milk contains fatty substances that promotes a more rapid formation of myelin, which insulates nerve fibers and quickens electrical signals in the brain.

Also, infants who were breastfed much longer than not were noted to have their brain growth significantly enhanced, especially in areas that are in charge with motor function.

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1. A study conducted by University of Essex found that breastfeeding for four weeks is positively and statistically significantly associated with higher cognitive test scores. Therefore, breastfed babies show a higher intellectual and cognitive aptitude compared to 'bottle' fed babies.

2. 448 ml of breastmilk provides 75 % of a toddler's Vitamin A requirements. Vitamin A is needed by the retina and is necessary for both low-light and color vision. Hence, breastfed toddlers have better vision.

3. A research conducted by Brown University found that by age 2, babies who had been breastfed exclusively for at least three months had enhanced development in key parts of the brain compared to children who were fed formula or a combination of formula and breastmilk.The extra growth was most pronounced in parts of the brain associated with language, emotional function, and cognition, the research showed. Image below shows development of myelination - formation of the myelin sheath around a nerve fiber - by age left to right.

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Breast milk is essential to the optimal physical and cognitive development of an infant. Through the use of MRIs, it was found that infants who were fed breast milk instead of formula milk had a faster and better development of myelin, which helps in neural conduction, in their brains. This led to better visual perception, language skills and motor control. Besides that, the fatty acids contained in breast milk contribute to a higher IQ as well.
-Russell Lee

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In my opinions breastfeeding is essential to the brain development of infants. Breastmilk contains several brain-boosting fats that aids in infants’ brain development, such as DHA and cholesterol(which is currently not found in formulas). Cholesterol might be bad for adults, but is crucial for brain development in the early years as it provides basic components for manufacturing nerve tissue in the growing brain. Children that are fed breastmilk since birth have shown to have larger gray matter volume in MRI scans, an area that is important for processing and transmitting information to other parts of the brain. They perform better in IQ, mathematics, working memory, and motor function tests.

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The first years of any infant are crucial for development that can have an ever lasting impact on its continuous overall growth. Breastfeeding is vital for that growth – a thing of nature; all natural. There are, however, some mums who aren’t able to breastfeed and so formulated milk it their only option.

The benefit of breastfeeding is to help the development of myelin sheaths which helps nerve conduction; without this, transmission of signals would not be as efficient. With at least a year of being breastfed, infants would be able to fully develop physically, not only that but cognitively as well. There would be improvements in the development of the brain such as language skills, motor movement and visual perception. Most of all, a higher IQ as breastmilk contains fatty acids.
-Alia.O

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Benefits of breastfeeding to infant brains

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Benefits of breastfeeding to infant brains

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In my opinion, due to the fact that it helps in the development of an infant's brain (fastest growth of myelin white matter in the brain as documented by MRI studies, 20-30% greater development in language skills, emotional function, and cognition in the breast fed group.);breast milk should therefore be a mandatory sustenance to infants.
-Aqrabin Shah