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Abstract
Adequate nutrition is necessary for normal brain development. Nutrition is especially important during pregnancy and infancy, which are crucial periods for the formation of the brain, laying the foundation for the development of cognitive, motor, and socio-emotional skills throughout childhood and adulthood. Breastfeeding may improve cognitive development through several potential mechanisms, related both to the composition of breast milk and to the experience of breastfeeding. A suite of nutrients, growth factors, and hormones that are important for brain development are abundant in breastmilk, including critical building blocks such as DHA. Human milk is, biologically, what infants are intended to consume. According to the WHO, breast milk provides all of the necessary energy and nutrients an infant needs in his or her first few months of life. There have been many efforts to imitate the composition of breast milk in formula milk, but none have been able to replicate all of the advantages that breast milk offers. The aim of the study was is to compare neurocognitive development between breastfed and non-breastfed infants in relation to electroencephalographic finding. This study was conducted on 40 infants attending The Outpatient Clinic of Pediatric Department at Tanta University Hospital. The studied infants were divided in to two groups: group (1): included 20 infants who were exclusive.