As hormones surge, some brain areas shrink in what scientists say may be a fine-tuning that helps mothers bond with and care ...

A new study mapped how the brain responds to rapid hormonal changes during pregnancy, which could explain a wide range of ...

With implications for research around postpartum depression and other health issues, scientists have tracked the changes ...

Scientists have taken the most detailed picture yet of the dynamic brain changes that unfold over the course of a human ...

Becoming pregnant changes a woman’s brain, researchers say, in findings that could help doctors treat conditions developed by ...

BOSTON - There's more scientific proof that there is such a thing as "pregnancy brain." Every year, millions of pregnant ...

A new study offers the first detailed map of the human brain throughout and after pregnancy. It was published in the journal ...

A neuroscientist underwent MRIs during her pregnancy and postpartum. Her team found two major changes in her brain.

Researchers have conducted the first comprehensive study of the changes that happen in the human brain during pregnancy.

A first-of-its-kind case study has highlighted the ways in which the brain changes throughout pregnancy, including decreases ...

For the first time, scientists have observed the brain throughout the pregnancy timeline, from pre-conception to postpartum.

White matter, which helps brain regions communicate, increased during pregnancy but returned to normal by birth.