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STUDY: Having Children Transforms A Woman’s Brain

Paul Bois

A new study further confirms the differences between the sexes by showing that women’s brains actually transform after having children, making them more empathetic and understanding.

A recent essay in The Boston Globe explored the differences that occur in pregnant women on the neurological level. Using modern technology, they came back with extraordinary results. Jodi Pawluski, a researcher at University of Rennes 1 in France who focuses on “neglected neurobiology” of the maternal brain, says that motherhood is “one of the most significant biological events” a woman has in her life. From the essay:

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