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Pregnancy reshapes the maternal brain through remarkable neurological changes (opens in a new tab)

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedPregnancy is one of the most dramatic periods of brain remodeling in adult life, and the forgetfulness or emotional shifts sometimes called "mommy brain" may reflect deeper neurological change.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedSusana Carmona’s research has documented structural changes in the brains of new mothers and helped build a longitudinal database tracking mothers’ brain changes from preconception through several years after childbirth.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedPregnancy can alter gray matter and cortical volume, strengthen aspects of white-matter architecture, and remodel networks involved in social cognition and understanding other people.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedSome pregnancy-related brain changes may persist for years, and cells carrying the baby’s genetic material may cross into the mother and remain in her brain long after pregnancy.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe article frames these changes as potentially supporting maternal well-being, bonding, social cognition, and a newly specialized adaptation for motherhood.View evidenceHide evidence

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Longitudinal association between deep gray matter atrophy and lesion-based disruptions in connected white matter tracts

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