Van Leer Foundation

What's your view I: A view from Neuroscience about the early Years

What happens to a woman’s brain when she becomes a mother? And is “mom brain” a real thing?

In this conversation, two Van Leer fellows from the inaugural cohort, (@bovaristas) Fernanda Bastos, a Brazilian journalist, poet and new mother, and (@neuro.maternal) Susana, a neuroscientist, explore science behind the maternal brain and the biological, psychological and societal changes that come with motherhood.

Research reveals that the maternal brain undergoes profound changes during pregnancy and postpartum, even more pronounced and dynamic than those that occur during adolescence. Yet, for a long time, these transformations received surprisingly little scientific attention.

Discover what neuroscience is teaching us about the maternal brain, why these changes matter, and how a better understanding of motherhood can help us support mothers and their families.

What's your view?
In frame: Fernanda Bastos (journalist, translator and book editor) and Susana Carmona (neuroscientist)

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