Less can be more: Fine tuning the maternal brain

JL Pawluski, E Hoekzema, B Leuner… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract PAWLUSKI, JL, Hoekzema, E., Leuner, B., and Lonstein, JS Less can be more: Fine
tuning the maternal brain. NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV REV (129) XXX-XXX, 2022. Plasticity in …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal stress and the developing brain: postnatal environments promoting resilience

S Nolvi, EC Merz, EL Kataja, CE Parsons - Biological psychiatry, 2023 - Elsevier
Heightened maternal stress during pregnancy is associated with atypical brain development
and an elevated risk for psychopathology in offspring. Supportive environments during early …

Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure

E Hoekzema, E Barba-Müller, C Pozzobon… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Pregnancy involves radical hormone surges and biological adaptations. However, the
effects of pregnancy on the human brain are virtually unknown. Here we show, using a …

[HTML][HTML] Brain plasticity in pregnancy and the postpartum period: links to maternal caregiving and mental health

E Barba-Müller, S Craddock, S Carmona… - Archives of women's …, 2019 - Springer
Pregnancy and the postpartum period involve numerous physiological adaptations that
enable the development and survival of the offspring. A distinct neural plasticity …

Hormone-mediated neural remodeling orchestrates parenting onset during pregnancy

R Ammari, F Monaca, M Cao, E Nassar, P Wai… - Science, 2023 - science.org
During pregnancy, physiological adaptations prepare the female body for the challenges of
motherhood. Becoming a parent also requires behavioral adaptations. Such adaptations …

[HTML][HTML] Women's neuroplasticity during gestation, childbirth and postpartum

M Paternina-Die, M Martínez-García… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Pregnancy is a unique neuroplastic period in adult life. This longitudinal study tracked brain
cortical changes during the peripartum period and explored how the type of childbirth affects …

How maternal pre-and postnatal symptoms of depression and anxiety affect early mother-infant interaction?

H Hakanen, M Flykt, E Sinervä, S Nolvi… - Journal of Affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Maternal pre-and postnatal psychological distress, such as anxiety and
depression, may negatively affect mother-infant interaction quality. However, more …

Population-based neuroimaging reveals traces of childbirth in the maternal brain

AMG de Lange, T Kaufmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Maternal brain adaptations have been found across pregnancy and postpartum, but little is
known about the long-term effects of parity on the maternal brain. Using neuroimaging and …

The maternal brain: Region‐specific patterns of brain aging are traceable decades after childbirth

AMG de Lange, C Barth, T Kaufmann… - Human brain …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pregnancy involves maternal brain adaptations, but little is known about how parity
influences women's brain aging trajectories later in life. In this study, we replicated previous …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral oxytocin and vasopressin: biomarkers of psychiatric disorders? A comprehensive systematic review and preliminary meta-analysis

G Rutigliano, M Rocchetti, Y Paloyelis, J Gilleen… - Psychiatry …, 2016 - Elsevier
A large array of studies have investigated peripheral oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (ADH)
as potential biomarkers of psychiatric disorders, with highly conflicting and heterogenous …