Profound environmental, hormonal, and neurobiological changes mark the transition to
motherhood as a major biosocial life event. Despite the ubiquity of motherhood, the …

We are witnessing a stark increase in scientific interest in the neurobiological processes
associated with pregnancy and maternity. Convergent evidence suggests that around the …

While animal studies have demonstrated a unique reproduction-related neuroplasticity, little
is known on the effects of pregnancy on the human brain. Here we investigated whether …

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 …

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 …

Pregnancy is marked by robust changes, including brain changes to volume, structure,
connectivity and neuroplasticity. Although some brain changes are restricted to pregnancy …

Despite the important contributions that fathers make to parenting, the neurobiological
underpinnings of men's adaptation to parenthood are still not well understood. The current …

Childhood maltreatment (CM) has well-established consequences for the mental and
physical health of the exposed individual. Accumulating evidence now suggests that the …

The parenting brain may undergo remodeling that supports the adjustment to new
parenthood. Prior work on human mothers has found gray matter volume decreases from …

For decades, the concept of “mommy brain”(also referred to as baby brain, mom brain,
momnesia, and pregnancy brain) has permeated what it is to be a mother. Mommy brain is …