Is the brain shrinking from pregnancy or the lack of sleep that comes from pregnancy and newborns?
Whoa, Science™️ says pregnancy shrinks your brain! Having been pregnant on and off again for the past 7 years, please embrace or excuse my social retardation. •⩊•
Luckily, Science™️ says gray matter returns two years after we stop making babies... #Momstr
"A first-of-its-kind study has revealed that the architecture of women's brains changes strikingly during their first pregnancies, in ways that last for at least 2 years. In particular, gray matter shrinks in areas involved in processing and responding to social signals."
https://www.science.org/content/article/pregnancy-resculpts-women-s-brains-least-2-years
Discussion
All of the above 🫥 Actually, I've been blessed with good little sleepers, though! It's my late night podcasts and projects keeping me awake. 😵💫