Liz Chrastil looking at an MRI of her brain.Liz ChrastilLittle is known about how brains change throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.A neuroscientist scanned her own brain during pregnancy to track its changes.She lost gray matter and improved connectivity via white matter.For how common the phrase "mommy brain" is, we still don't know much about how pregnancy, birth, and postpartum alter a person's brain."It's shocking that in 2024, there's so little information available to us," Dr.
A Neuroscientist Scanned Her Brain During Pregnancy And Postpartum. It Changed In 2 Major Ways.
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09/19/2024 - 6:20 am | View Link - A neuroscientist scanned her brain during pregnancy and postpartum. It changed in 2 major ways.
A neuroscientist underwent MRIs during her pregnancy and postpartum. Her team found two major changes in her brain.
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