A groundbreaking study has provided the first detailed map of how a woman’s brain changes throughout pregnancy. Led by neuroscientist Liz Chrastil, the research shows that the transition to motherhood ...

WOMEN experience unique changes in grey matter volume, white matter tracts, and functional neural network organisation after ...

During pregnancy, the body goes through a remarkable transformation, so it should come as no surprise that the brain does too. However, the extent of these changes has not been well studied. Now, in ...

“Sciences have historically ignored women’s health,” says the lead researcher, as a possible explanation for why the scan had never been done before LWA/Getty; Nature Neuroscience For the first time, ...

An MRI study found that a second pregnancy further remodels the maternal brain, with smaller social network changes but ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - New research suggests what's commonly known "baby brain" may have permanent effects. A study published in "Science" examined how pregnancy alters brain chemistry to prepare for ...

Pregnancy is a transformative time in a person’s life where the body undergoes rapid physiological adaptations to prepare for motherhood — that we all know. What has remained something of a mystery is ...

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The map of the human brain is not a static image of the cellular architecture of the central nervous system (CNS). Throughout life, all living beings are born, develop and age. The brain of pregnant ...

Almost all of the gray matter in the brains of women changes during pregnancy, according to a recent study, and these changes are linked to hormone fluctuations and the psychological wellbeing of ...

How much grey-matter is lost? 20 grams? Seriously, I doubt there is any cognitive impairment. Reproduction has been here for a while now and, while risky, it's safe to say women have more to gain from ...