Study: Pregnancy Changes the Brain — VOA Learning English
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From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.
When a brain scientist at the University of California, Irvine got pregnant at the age of 38, she saw a rare chance. Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil wanted to see how her brain changed while she was pregnant.
Chrastil was among a group of researchers who presented their findings in a new study. It offers the first detailed map of one woman’s brain through the steps of pregnancy, also called gestation.
Researchers say that motherhood affects nearly every part of the brain.
The researchers studied the effects of pregnancy in only one person: Chrastil. But their study has started a large international research project that aims to scan…
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