@oneawkwardmom But also, A 2017 study found a decrease in gray matter in brains of moms’ brains which is responsible for social cognition. The changes were still present two years later, suggesting that having a baby may lead to permanent structural changes in the brain https://t.co/nq0vXc53TP
Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure.
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The overall discussion demonstrates high engagement and interest, with participants referencing key studies like Hoekzema et al. (2017), and emphasizing the biological and social implications of permanent brain changes from pregnancy through phrases like 'long-lasting changes' and 'material for understanding attachment.' The tone combines scientific curiosity with recognition of real-world significance, emphasizing the transformative nature of these findings for women's brains and societal perceptions.
Most discussions acknowledge and support the findings that pregnancy causes lasting changes in brain structure, with several citing the significance of these results.
The majority show high curiosity about how pregnancy influences brain anatomy and related functions, often referencing specific studies and their implications.
Many participants delve into detailed interpretations, comparing studies, discussing the biological mechanisms, and considering the broader societal or psychological effects.
The conversations reflect a strong perception that these findings could significantly influence understanding of motherhood, neuroplasticity, and gender roles, highlighting their importance.
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- Pregnancy causes long-lasting changes in the female brain, especially reducing gray matter in areas related to social cognition, which may help mothers adapt to motherhood.
- The study found these brain changes were specific to women who had been pregnant and lasted at least two years postpartum.
- These brain modifications could be linked to maternal bonding and caregiving behaviors, indicating a biological adaptation for motherhood.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyAny mother can tell you that after having a baby, her body was permanently changed. her brain may also be forever changed the gray matter in the mother's ventral striatum (reward center of the brain) may be permanently altered https://t.co/xSynydSdUX https://t.co/532iQrUufo
.@susanna_carmona: «El cerebro de una mujer que ha pasado por un embarazo es distinto a la mujer que no». La historia de cómo llegaron a hacer una investigación en torno a ello es maravillosa. Aquí el #estudio, por si tenéis curiosidad: https://t.co/6Bf4eIw7Af
産衛学会で気になった情報 Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure 妊娠後の灰白質減少 5つの健康習慣によるがんリスクチェック NIPPON DATA 食事による循環器疾患リスク予測ツール Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Chart by Dietary Factors in Japan - NIPPON DATA80
@IterIntellectus https://t.co/H0h2Fph3Gc
@MarcoBuschmann https://t.co/86e7ZbZhM6 Hier die Studien im Original. Studien an anderen Säugetieren bestätigen das. Wenn Väter gleich verbunden zum Kind wären, hätten sie Brüste. Studie 1 2017 Elseline hoekzema https://t.co/wuJKNfY5l9 Studie 2 2021 https://t.co/iOXjdkK69k
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@IterIntellectus https://t.co/H0h2Fph3Gc
@LeisDuch @rickperlstein @RemindMe_OfThis If we're agreed on the casual mechanism (amygdala size) then we can skip the pageantry: maternal amygdala size does not regress to pre pregnancy size, at least for 2 years. Burden of proof imo is on the side claiming it regresses 10 years later. https://t.co/tqJPAqAIlm
「妊娠中から産後2年まで 思考や判断力、記憶力を司る脳灰白質が減少する」 これは義務教育で教えてほしい 妊娠してから思考力が衰えすぎて仕事に支障が出てる あらかじめ知っていれば対策が取れる人もいるはず 妊娠は人間の脳構造に長期的な変化をもたらす - PubMed https://t.co/Ye45fZg45I
この論文だ。出産すると灰白質の減少が起きるわけでしょ。それに産後うつの割合だって多いってこともわかってきているし、当然、亡くなる人もいるわけだしね。5人出産は凄いよ
@jk_rowling Hoekzema E, Barba-Müller E, Pozzobon C, Picado M, Lucco F, García-García D, Soliva JC, Tobeña A, Desco M, Crone EA, Ballesteros A, Carmona S, Vilarroya O. Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure. Nat Neurosci. 2017 Feb;20(2):287-296. doi: 10.1038/nn.4458.
@OceanSama @NazBolRunique @Rollback06 Titre : Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure (La grossesse entraîne des changements durables dans la structure du cerveau humain) Auteurs : Elseline Hoekzema, Susanna Carmona, et al.
@Sugwa56 실제로 뇌에 변화가 생기긴 하는데 쪼그라든다기 보다는 아기에 대한 애착이 강해지도록 뉴런간 연결이 재편성된다고 보는게 맞을것 같아요! https://t.co/tUIEPg0cjm https://t.co/n9YKe7f8Yg
@leaonart لاقتني دراسة ان مخ الامهات بتقلص عديل عشان يقوي الصلة بينها وبين طفلها ويخليها تفهم الnonverbal cues "Change in brain size during and after pregnancy: study in healthy women and women with preeclampsia" "Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure"
study in healthy women and women with preeclampsia”. The second study was published in Nature Neuroscience and it’s entitled, “Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure.
@mainichi 妊娠すると脳の灰白質の体積は激減する。とくに他者の心の理解に関与する部位で顕著。 ソースNature neuroscience 2017:20:287 Pregnancy leads to long lasting changes in human brain structure.Hoekzemaら 赤ん坊に認知資源を集中させるためなのだろうが、夫への態度の豹変とも関係するのでは。
@dersveniboy @MIGO_Offiziell @CoSiMa16293951 @liberalistorder Das Kind kann nicht gefragt werden. Es will die Mutter.punkt. Die Mutter kann die Entwicklung nicht Vorhersehen. Das geht an zu basale neurologische Funktionen: Studie 1 2017 Elseline hoekzema https://t.co/wuJKNfY5l9 Studie 2 2021 https://t.co/iOXjdkK69k
@JinxExMachina @mushycrouton @SurrogConcern Studie 1 2017 Elseline hoekzema https://t.co/wuJKNfY5l9 Studie 2 2021 https://t.co/iOXjdkK69k
"妊娠・出産による女性の脳の形と機能の変化とは 〜驚きの研究結果と育児への影響〜" 「Nature Neuroscience」という学術雑誌に2017年に掲載された「Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure」という論文をベースに解説していきます。 https://t.co/cMUDwMFL1J
@AdrienneAK @SurrogConcern Human Studie 1 2017 Elseline hoekzema https://t.co/wuJKNfY5l9 Studie 2 2021 https://t.co/iOXjdkK69k
@bobinho667 @AnulkaDub @Kamcio1515 @MajaHermanMD @K_Stanowski https://t.co/ZUxgM56fu9 Okey, wysyłam po raz kolejny.
@bobinho667 @AnulkaDub @Kamcio1515 @MajaHermanMD @K_Stanowski https://t.co/ZUxgM56fu9
@MS_Berlin @hemooe99 @LiiLaa46051197 @MarcoBuschmann Naja ich dachte, die Maßstäbe, die man an andere ansetzt, sollte man auch an sich selbst ansetzen.haben sie nicht verstanden.ok. Mütter verändern ihr Gehirn, Väter nicht.original Studien 2017 Elseline hoekzema https://t.co/wuJKNfY5l9 2021 https://t.co/iOXjdkK69k
@MarcoBuschmann https://t.co/86e7ZbZhM6 Hier die Studien im Original. Studien an anderen Säugetieren bestätigen das. Wenn Väter gleich verbunden zum Kind wären, hätten sie Brüste. Studie 1 2017 Elseline hoekzema https://t.co/wuJKNfY5l9 Studie 2 2021 https://t.co/iOXjdkK69k
@MarcoBuschmann Ich habe nicht verstanden, warum es bei der Gleichheit von Frau und Mann vor dem Gesetz so relevant ist, seine empfundene Geschlechtlichkeit zu ändern, zumal nachgewiesene neuronale Veränderungen auf Schwangerschaftshormonen basieren. https://t.co/YvMTg67qpS
産衛学会で気になった情報 Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure 妊娠後の灰白質減少 5つの健康習慣によるがんリスクチェック NIPPON DATA 食事による循環器疾患リスク予測ツール Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Chart by Dietary Factors in Japan - NIPPON DATA80
Hoekzema, E., Barba-Müller, E., Pozzobon, C. et al. Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure. Nat Neurosci 20, 287–296 (2017). https://t.co/KXYVcR1PVO
#neuroplasticité : la maternité modifie de cerveau de la femme avec des modifications sur des mois voire des années ! La preuve physiologique de l’attachement et une preuve supplémentaire des pouvoirs du cerveau https://t.co/c6iGSQjzmT
@Grimezsz Hoekzema, E. (2017). Hoekzema E, Barba-Müller E, Pozzobon C, Picado M, Lucco F, Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure. Nat Neurosci. 2017 Feb;20(2):287-296. doi: 10.1038/nn.4458. Epub 2016 Dec 19. PMID: 27991897.
RT @IEPerinatal: .@susanna_carmona: «El cerebro de una mujer que ha pasado por un embarazo es distinto a la mujer que no». La historia de…
RT @IEPerinatal: .@susanna_carmona: «El cerebro de una mujer que ha pasado por un embarazo es distinto a la mujer que no». La historia de…
.@susanna_carmona: «El cerebro de una mujer que ha pasado por un embarazo es distinto a la mujer que no». La historia de cómo llegaron a hacer una investigación en torno a ello es maravillosa. Aquí el #estudio, por si tenéis curiosidad: https://t.co/6Bf4eIw7Af
“Pregnancy resculpts women's brains for at least 2 years Novel study finds striking, lasting changes in brain areas involved in social cognition” https://t.co/V5emmYbva3 “Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure” #grey_matter https://t.co/kbj5nTDhSj
RT @DarriellePannos: @oneawkwardmom But also, A 2017 study found a decrease in gray matter in brains of moms’ brains which is responsible f…
@oneawkwardmom But also, A 2017 study found a decrease in gray matter in brains of moms’ brains which is responsible for social cognition. The changes were still present two years later, suggesting that having a baby may lead to permanent structural changes in the brain https://t.co/nq0vXc53TP
@sangrigio @LilaGraceRose Yes Ik but those don’t outweigh what I’m saying. Here: https://t.co/Ox5fbTgqHZ. Here: https://t.co/GlHFTMxSQG. Here: https://t.co/zJvs00YxPH. Here: https://t.co/XwEWmJfY0U.
@BetteMidler original link not functioning: https://t.co/ZYQ8DTqNeu
@SharylAttkisson My original link was broken. Not sure if this is exactly reproduced https://t.co/ZYQ8DTqNeu
RT @ArginteanuMarc: Any mother can tell you that after having a baby, her body was permanently changed. her brain may also be forever chan…
Any mother can tell you that after having a baby, her body was permanently changed. her brain may also be forever changed the gray matter in the mother's ventral striatum (reward center of the brain) may be permanently altered https://t.co/xSynydSdUX https://t.co/532iQrUufo
Works Cited: 1. https://t.co/OPQsKWRC8Y 2. https://t.co/9MdQT0oybk 3. https://t.co/KDCba08aKW
@Faynadena @d_feminista @MAbolicion @pictofem Mira, creo que es este. https://t.co/lSYJHRm2Kv
@jcsrb Not sure you need a study for that - more like your brain literally changes once you have a kid so that the child becomes you "main" focus. https://t.co/4dzJfHjtyK From this you could extrapolate that it also affects our FB. avatars :)
RT @HotPaperTweet: 【性別】【医学】子どもを産むと母親の脳の構造が変わると判明。出産前と比べ、出産2年後では、MRIで判別できる程度に、脳の灰白質が減るという。「他の人も自分と同じ心を持っている」と私達が感じる心の理論に関係した領域で、シナプス剪定と再編成が起…
RT @HotPaperTweet: 【性別】【医学】子どもを産むと母親の脳の構造が変わると判明。出産前と比べ、出産2年後では、MRIで判別できる程度に、脳の灰白質が減るという。「他の人も自分と同じ心を持っている」と私達が感じる心の理論に関係した領域で、シナプス剪定と再編成が起…
RT @HotPaperTweet: 【性別】【医学】子どもを産むと母親の脳の構造が変わると判明。出産前と比べ、出産2年後では、MRIで判別できる程度に、脳の灰白質が減るという。「他の人も自分と同じ心を持っている」と私達が感じる心の理論に関係した領域で、シナプス剪定と再編成が起…
RT @HotPaperTweet: 【性別】【医学】子どもを産むと母親の脳の構造が変わると判明。出産前と比べ、出産2年後では、MRIで判別できる程度に、脳の灰白質が減るという。「他の人も自分と同じ心を持っている」と私達が感じる心の理論に関係した領域で、シナプス剪定と再編成が起…
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