Matrescence: lifetime impact of motherhood on cognition and the brain

ER Orchard, HJV Rutherford, AJ Holmes… - Trends in cognitive …, 2023 - cell.com
Profound environmental, hormonal, and neurobiological changes mark the transition to
motherhood as a major biosocial life event. Despite the ubiquity of motherhood, the …

First-time fathers show longitudinal gray matter cortical volume reductions: evidence from two international samples

M Martínez-García, M Paternina-Die… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Emerging evidence points to the transition to parenthood as a critical window for adult
neural plasticity. Studying fathers offers a unique opportunity to explore how parenting …

Prenatal testosterone synchrony in first-time parents predicts fathers' postpartum relationship quality

SI Cárdenas, W Tse, G León, A Kim, K Tureson… - Hormones and …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is evidence that men's testosterone levels decline across the transition to fatherhood
and that this decline may reflect fathers' investment in the new family. There is also emerging …

[HTML][HTML] No evidence for relationship between paternal post-partum depressive symptoms and testosterone or cortisol in first-time fathers

DA Kotov, R Corpuz - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Male life history strategies are regulated by the neuroendocrine system. Testosterone (T)
and cortisol regulate male behaviors including parenting and facilitate managing tradeoffs at …