Pregnancy linked to long-term changes in mom’s brain
Loss of gray matter may aid in caring for baby
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BABY BRAIN After pregnancy, women had less gray matter volume (yellow and orange) in regions of the brain (four different views shown), a change thought to reflect neural refinement. Many of these brain areas were active when mothers saw pictures of their babies.
Oscar Vilarroya