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What podcasts say about Brain plasticity in fatherhood
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What experts have said about Brain plasticity in fatherhood
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Fatherhood is associated with reduced gray matter volume in fathers’ brains.
“In fathers, and this is similar to what's been observed in mothers, the brain is actually losing gray matter volume.”
Open the episode · Testosterone Expert: The Truth About DAD BOD & Why Women Find Fathers More Attractive!Listen at 2:34
Fathers lose gray-matter brain volume after becoming parents.
“the brain is actually losing gray matter volume, so it is shrinking”
Open the episode · The Scientist Who Scans Fathers' Brains: Parenthood Shrinks Your Brain, And Drops Testosterone 25%!Listen at 2:39
Fathers’ brain changes are concentrated mainly in the cortex.
“Dads are mostly changing in this top layer, the cortex”
Open the episode · The Scientist Who Scans Fathers' Brains: Parenthood Shrinks Your Brain, And Drops Testosterone 25%!Listen at 3:38
Most paternal brain remodeling likely occurs after birth.
“My guess is that when we're looking at fathers, we're gonna see most of the change happening after birth.”
Open the episode · The Painful Psychological Cost Of Becoming A Dad - Darby Saxbe - #1129Listen at 9:02
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