Fatherhood boosts male brains
Posted by suttree, 441 days ago
Link: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg191... 
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That's right - kicking a football around, playing catch, burping, it all helps boost the mail brain (when there are kids involved).
I suspect that this is great news for Dads, and slighlty less great news for long-suffering Mums ;)
"In both first-time and experienced fathers with dependent offspring, the team found structural changes in the prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain important for planning and memory. In these areas the neurons showed signs of enhancement, with a greater number of connections. They also had more receptor sites for the hormone vasopressin. The number decreases as the infants age, dropping back to normal as the young become independent."
That's right - kicking a football around, playing catch, burping, it all helps boost the mail brain (when there are kids involved).
I suspect that this is great news for Dads, and slighlty less great news for long-suffering Mums ;)
"In both first-time and experienced fathers with dependent offspring, the team found structural changes in the prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain important for planning and memory. In these areas the neurons showed signs of enhancement, with a greater number of connections. They also had more receptor sites for the hormone vasopressin. The number decreases as the infants age, dropping back to normal as the young become independent."
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg191...
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