🧠👶 New scans show that fathers’ #brains undergo significant restructuring in the first six months after #childbirth.
Gray matter shrinks in some regions and swells in others, with changes tied to #caregiving, attention, emotional processing, and the brain’s reward system. Led by psychiatrist Negin Daneshnia in #Germany, the study suggests the male brain prunes and rewires itself to meet the demands of caring for a #newborn, much like the maternal brain does during #pregnancy.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/fatherhood-dramatically-rewires-your-brain-scans-reveal
#fatherhood #neuroscience #parenting #science #mentalhealth #biology #research #family #childdevelopment #parenthood