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 …

With the growing involvement of fathers in childrearing and the application of neuroscientific
tools to research on parenting, there is a need to understand how a father's brain and …

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 …

Extensive research has established that fathers' engagement in parenting benefits children,
but few studies have described how fathers contribute to child development even before …

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 …

There is evidence that men's testosterone levels decline across the transition to fatherhood
and that this decline may reflect fathers' investment in the new family. There is also emerging …

Background Childbirth is a seminal experience in parents' lives. However, little research has
investigated the link between fathers' birth experiences and their postpartum mental health …

Paid family leave may mitigate stress and health challenges across the transition to
parenthood. The current study examined whether paid paternity leave is associated with first …

We compared self-reported parenting beliefs about caring for infants with observed
parenting behaviours during play interactions between 32 parents and their infants. We …

Pregnancy is associated with prominent structural changes in brain areas involved in Theory
of Mind (ToM), pointing to the possibility of modifications in ToM‐related behavior and brain …