Baby Brain: How Parenthood Rewires Us
Chelsea Conaboy shares 5 key insights from Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting The Story of Parenthood.
Ever heard of “baby brain,” aka “mommy brain”? It’s a lighthearted, if somewhat condescending, term used to describe the foggy, disoriented state many new mothers experience in the early days of parenting. But behind the jokes lies a fascinating scientific truth. In Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood, health and science journalist delves into groundbreaking research that upends these myths and reveals how parenting reshapes the brain—not just for mothers, but for fathers and other caregivers as well. Scroll down to hear Chelsea share five key insights on the neuroscience of parenthood:
The 5 Key Insights:
1. Babies capture our attention, and they use it.
2. Every parent is changed by caregiving, not only gestational mothers.
3. No, motherhood does not make us dumber.
4. Maternal instinct is a myth.
5. New parenthood is a major stage of development.
Hear Chelsea’s big ideas from Mother Brain:
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