We are witnessing a stark increase in scientific interest in the neurobiological processes
associated with pregnancy and maternity. Convergent evidence suggests that around the …

Growing attention has been directed to the inclusion of females in neuroscience studies, and
to the importance of studying sex as a biological variable. However, how female-specific …

Pregnancy is marked by robust changes, including brain changes to volume, structure,
connectivity and neuroplasticity. Although some brain changes are restricted to pregnancy …

The transition to motherhood is a time when nearly all aspects of a female's existence are
modified—from her biological processes to her social role. In recent years we have …

Purpose The growing interest in parental cognition calls for research clarifying how
cognition interacts with other parenting determinants to shape caregiving behavior. We …

Whilst the field of maternal cognition is gaining interest, with a recent increase in
publications, there are still only a handful of existing studies. This presents a unique …

Abstract Purpose of the Review Peripartum depression (PPD), including both depression
during pregnancy and postpartum, is the most frequent health disorder during the perinatal …

Recent research shows prominent effects of pregnancy and the parenthood transition on
structural brain characteristics in humans. Here, we present a comprehensive study of how …

Purpose Given research inconsistency, this study aimed to assess whether attention control
changes from pregnancy to postpartum, focusing on the moderating role of maternal …

https://doi. org/10.1038/d41586-024-03942-w throughout pregnancy and returned to
baseline. Interestingly, areas that showed substantial white-matter neural plasticity included …