Brain Structural Plasticity Associated with Maternal Caregiving in Mothers: A Voxel- and Surface-Based Morphometry Study

Conclusion: These results suggest that the brains of mothers exhibit adaptive structural dynamic plasticity. These findings provide a neuroanatomical basis for understanding how mothers process emotional sensory information during the postpartum period.Neurodegener Dis 2019;19:192 –203
Source: Neurodegenerative Diseases - Category: Neurology Source Type: research