Study: Pregnancy causes up to 5% brain grey matter reduction, linked to social cognition areas.
A new study from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona shows that 94% of pregnant women's grey matter in the brain experiences changes, with a reduction of up to 5% in volume, mainly in areas related to social cognition. Using neuro-imaging, the research, published in Nature Communications, found that these changes are linked to estrogen hormone fluctuations during pregnancy and partial recovery postpartum.
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