How pregnancy reshapes the brain throughout life

October 20, 2026

picture of a pregnant woman's baby bump

(Nature) – When I acquired a copy of the book A Mother’s Brain by neuroscientist Susana Carmona, I thought: at last, a book about what happens to your brain during pregnancy. I recalled how I’d realized in 1997, when I was a young assistant professor, soon after giving birth to my first child, that books for expectant or new parents were light on what happens to the brain. As a neuroscientist, I was curious. What was going on with my brain? (Read More)