Pregnancy and the postpartum period involve numerous physiological adaptations that
enable the development and survival of the offspring. A distinct neural plasticity …

Obesity is one of the key risk factors for many noncommunicable diseases (‎ NCDs)‎.
Overweight and obesity affect almost 60% of adults and nearly one in three children (‎ 29% of …

The recent shift from psychopathology to resilience and from diagnosis to functioning
requires the construction of transdiagnostic markers of adaptation. This review describes a …

Neuroimaging researchers commonly assume that the brain of a mother is comparable to
that of a nulliparous woman. However, pregnancy leads to pronounced gray matter volume …

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 …

Research shows that a woman's brain and body undergo drastic changes to support her
transition to parenthood during the perinatal period. The presence of this plasticity suggests …

Maternal interactions with young occupy most of the reproductive period for female
mammals and are absolutely essential for offspring survival and development. The …

Parental responses to their children are crucially influenced by stress. However, brain-based
mechanistic understanding of the adverse effects of parenting stress and benefits of …

Background Women who have experienced childhood trauma may be at risk for postpartum
depression, increasing the likelihood of negative outcomes among their children. Predictive …

What is the primary function of consciousness in the nervous system? The answer to this
question remains enigmatic, not so much because of a lack of relevant data, but because of …