Pregnancy, brain
In pregnancy, the brain changes in remarkable ways, a new study shows
A first-of-its-kind case study has highlighted the ways in which the brain changes throughout pregnancy, including decreases in gray matter volume, and increases in white matter.
Pregnancy transforms the brain—and some changes last forever
For the first time, scientists have observed the brain throughout the pregnancy timeline, from pre-conception to postpartum.
Groundbreaking brain scans explain the 'mommy brain' phenomenon
A neuroscientist underwent MRIs during her pregnancy and postpartum. Her team found two major changes in her brain.
New study reveals changes in the brain throughout pregnancy
Emily Jacobs’ lab at UC Santa Barbara have shed light on this understudied area with the first-ever map of a human brain over the course of pregnancy.
How the brain changes during pregnancy
The brain undergoes a "sweeping reorganisation" when a woman is expecting a baby, said The Guardian, and few areas are untouched by the process. Regular MRI scans from before conception until two years after childbirth revealed "widespread reorganisation" in the mother's brain, said the paper.
Pregnancy physically changes the brain in expecting moms, landmark study finds
Becoming pregnant changes a woman’s brain, researchers say, in findings that could help doctors treat conditions developed by expecting moms. A group of national scientists have created the first-ever map of a human brain during pregnancy, identifying a decrease in the brain’s gray matter and an increase in its white matter.
During pregnancy, a woman's brain experiences 'profound changes,' new study finds
A new study mapped how the brain responds to rapid hormonal changes during pregnancy, which could explain a wide range of experiences that pregnant women have, according to experts.
New scans reveal how the brain re-organises during pregnancy
Changes that sweep the the human brain during pregnancy have been documented for the first time, using precise MRI scans. Scientists conducted 26 brain scans on and took blood samples from a healthy 38-year-old woman,
Scientists mapped what pregnancy really does to a mom’s brain
Instead, neuroscientists are just beginning to document how hormones drive an intricate, choreographed set of changes that may prepare and hone the brain for parenting. When neuroscientist Liz Chrastil and her husband were ready to start her family,
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Scientists show how pregnancy changes the brain in innumerable ways
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