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There has been no study on the effects of \u03b2-lactolin on neural activity in humans. Objective: We investigated the effects of \u03b2-lactolin on neural activity and cognitive function in healthy adults. Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 30 participants (45\u201364 years old) consumed \u03b2-lactolin or placebo for 6 weeks. Neural activity during auditory and language tasks was measured through 64-channel electroencephalography. Moreover, verbal fluency tests were performed at baseline and after 6 weeks. Results: The \u03b2-lactolin group had a significantly higher P300 amplitude at the Cp2 site (a part of the parietal lobe near the center of brain, p\u200a=\u200a0.011), and C4 site (the area between the frontal and parietal lobe, p\u200a=\u200a0.02) during the auditory tasks after 6 weeks than the placebo group. Thus, \u03b2-lactolin supplementation promoted neural activity in the parietal area, which increases concentration and attention during auditory cognitive tasks. Compared with the placebo group, the \u03b2-lactolin group also showed significant changes in the scores of verbal fluency test after 6 weeks (p\u200a=\u200a0.033). 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