Pregnancy is transformative in myriad ways. From bones to hormones, few systems remain untouched during and after gestation. And yet, we still understand very little about this process. But new research out today opens a new window into what those nine months do to the brain.
In a paper published today in the journal Nature Neuroscience, researchers from the National Institutes of Mental Health and the University of California at Irvine and Santa Barbara describe the changes observed in a 38-year-old first-time mother’s brain. This paper begins to answer crucial questions surrounding timing behind anatomical changes in the maternal brain.
