“Dad brain”: How becoming a parent changes the brain, with Darby Saxbe, PhD
Darby Saxbe, PhD, talks about the hormonal and brain shifts that occur in new moms and dads and the advantages and risks these changes confer.
Speaking of Psychology · American Psychological Association
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Show Notes
Becoming a parent is a huge life transition. Now, researchers are finding evidence that parenthood actually changes the brain – and these changes happen to fathers as well as to mothers. Darby Saxbe, PhD, talks about the hormonal and brain shifts that occur in new moms and dads; the advantages and risks these changes confer; why paternity leave matters; and how to support people as they become parents.
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