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What podcasts say about Parental brain changes
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What experts have said about Parental brain changes
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Mothers lose about 2.5% and fathers about 1% of brain volume around birth.
“Moms are losing about 2 1/2% of their brain volume from before pregnancy to after birth. Dads, in our studies, we found they lose about 1% of their brain volume.”
Open the episode · The Scientist Who Scans Fathers' Brains: Parenthood Shrinks Your Brain, And Drops Testosterone 25%!Listen at 21:12
Mothers lose about 2.5% and fathers about 1% of brain volume around childbirth.
“Moms are losing about 2.5% of their brain volume from before pregnancy to after birth. Dads, in our studies, we found they lose about 1% of their brain volume.”
Open the episode · Testosterone Expert: The Truth About DAD BOD & Why Women Find Fathers More Attractive!Listen at 21:12
Parental brain changes may follow a U-shaped pattern over time.
“we actually think maternal brain change, and I'm guessing paternal brain change too, when we have more longitudinal data points, is actually U shaped”
Open the episode · The Painful Psychological Cost Of Becoming A Dad - Darby Saxbe - #1129Listen at 51:04
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