Pregnancy restructures the brain to prepare for childbirth and parenthood

Clare McCormack () and Moriah Thomason

Nature, 2024, vol. 636, issue 8043, 583-584

Abstract: A case study has revealed widespread changes to the maternal brain during pregnancy. This is a milestone in the emerging neuroscience of ‘matrescence’ — the idea that pregnancy is a developmental stage in adulthood.

Keywords: Brain; Neuroscience; Imaging (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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