Adriana Smith’s body was kept on life support for 16 weeks so her fetus could gestate. Abortion politics don’t capture the ...

But despite this being commonly discussed, scientists haven’t really studied it. Liz Chrastil, an associate professor of neurobiology and behavior at the UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of ...

A new study mapped how the brain responds to rapid hormonal changes during pregnancy, which could explain a wide range of experiences that pregnant women have, according to experts.

The functional implications these brain changes may have for birthing parents have yet to be determined, said Dr. Elseline Hoekzema, head of the Pregnancy and the Brain Lab at Amsterdam University ...

She had 26 brain M.R.I.s — four pre-pregnancy scans, which started three weeks before; 15 during pregnancy; and seven in the two years after her son’s birth in 2020.

During pregnancy, a woman's body goes through many changes - hormonal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and more. But what changes are made in the brain, hasn't been well studied ...

In the case of pregnancy, the study says the “decreases in GMV may reflect ‘fine-tuning’ of the brain by neuromodulatory hormones in preparation for parenthood.” ...

Pregnancy brain could have you feeling less than sharp. You might make a few mindless mistakes or temporarily lose your ability to think clearly, but, in time and with patience ...

“Pregnancy brain” refers to the cognitive changes some people experience while carrying a baby that can include forgetfulness, absentmindedness, confusion, fatigue, and an inability to focus.

Pregnancy hormones can make lasting changes to brains, lab mouse study shows : Shots - Health News A new study finds that pregnancy hormones in mice alter the brain circuits involved in "mothering ...

Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil’s brain scans before, during and after pregnancy are providing the first view of a mom-to-be’s structural brain changes.

The MRI study showed changes in gray matter, the outer layer of the brain that contains the cell bodies of neurons. The gray matter in certain areas shrunk in size after pregnancy, a phenomenon ...