Pregnancy and the postpartum period are characterized by an increased neuroplasticity in
the maternal brain. To explore the dynamics of postpartum changes in gray matter volume …

Abstract Background/Aims: Human pregnancy goes along with decreasing gray matter
volume in the brain of the mother. Whether these reductions remain for years or renormalize …

Pregnancy results in obvious physiological changes to the female body, but data as to what
happens to the maternal brain after giving birth are sparse as well as inconsistent. The …

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 …

There is growing evidence that pregnancy may have a significant impact on the maternal
brain, causing changes in its structure. To investigate the patterns of these changes, we …

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 …

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

Animal studies suggest that structural changes occur in the maternal brain during the early
postpartum period in regions such as the hypothalamus, amygdala, parietal lobe, and …

Mapping the impact of pregnancy on the human brain is essential for understanding the
neurobiology of maternal caregiving. Recently, we found that pregnancy leads to a long …

The time of pregnancy, birth, and lactation, is characterized by numerous specific alterations
in several systems of the maternal body. Peripartum‐associated changes in physiology and …