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 …

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 …

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 …

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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 and the transition to parenthood is an important period marked by dramatic
neurobiological and psychosocial changes that may have implications for the health of …

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 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 …

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 …

Women that become mothers face notable physiological adaptations during this life-period.
Neuroimaging studies of the last decade have provided grounded evidence that women's …