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Neuroscience media.
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References :

Ammari, R., Monaca, F., Cao, M., Nassar, E., Wai, P., Del Grosso, N. A., Lee, M., Borak, N., Schneider-Luftman, D., & Kohl, J. (2023). Science (New York, N.Y.), 382(6666), 76–81. https://t.co/jya5os42km

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Paper #6 - Ammari et al., 2023

Hormonal changes of parturition (giving birth) have already been associated with behavioral changes such as anxiety, attachment, or postpartum depression.

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Therefore, they gathered evidence on the impact of hormones on behavior during pregnancy. Estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) each control important aspects, but both promote adult plasticity to drive parenting in response to pup cues.

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References :

Servin-Barthet, C., Martínez-García, M., Pretus, C., Paternina-Die, M., Soler, A., Khymenets, O., Pozo, Ó. J. (2023). The transition to motherhood: linking hormones, brain and behaviour. Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 24(10), 605–619. https://t.co/53Q7xH71yO

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Memo #6 - Pregnancy in the brain

Becoming a mother induces profound neurobiological changes, driven by hormonal fluctuations unlike any other in a woman’s life.

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These structural changes are associated with improved mother-infant attachment and increased responsiveness to the infant’s stimuli, interpreted not as a deterioration but as an adaptive specialization of the brain.