Omega-3 fatty acids are crucial for healthy brain development a new study suggests. Researchers from the Oregon Health & Science University found that monkeys that ate a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids had brains with highly connected and well organised neural networks ? in some ways akin to the neural networks in healthy humans. Monkeys that ate a diet deficient in the fatty acids had much more limited brain networking researchers said. The study provides further evidence for the importance of omega-3 fatty acids in healthy brain development they said. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids for the