Some brain regions shrink in pregnancy and regrow after the birth

Brain scans present that some mind areas develop into smaller and thinner throughout being pregnant, and that the majority of those modifications reverse after giving start. This suggests the mind is restructuring itself throughout and instantly after being pregnant, probably to arrange for parenthood.

“Pregnancy is probably the most intense hormonal event that a human being can go through. So, it was reasonable to think the brain will change during pregnancy,” says Susana Carmona on the General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón in Spain.

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