Researchers reported that “mental fog” or brain fog that can come with pregnancy is not only as a result of discomfort, tension and sleep deprivation, but it seems that the mother’s brain is actually changing to accommodate the new situation, according to “Russia Today”.
The researchers found strong evidence of a relationship between mutations in pregnancy hormones and changes in structure in the brain areas associated with meditation and awakening dreams.
A new study found that pregnancy may cause changes in the brain associated with the behavior of the mother, such as interconnection between the mother and the child and nesting.
According to the study, the pregnancy may change the structure and function of the brain. These changes may contribute to the mother’s behavior during pregnancy for a year after birth. It can also affect the interconnection between the mother and the fetus and the mother’s response to her child’s signs.
The researchers say that while the pregnancy is associated with strong hormonal changes, it is not much known for its effects on the structure and function of the brain in humans.
The Hokeima series, from the Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, and her colleagues, examined 40 women before, during and after pregnancy – and after a year of birth, in 28 of these women.
They found an increasing connection to the DMN network, which is active when concentrating transformations from the outside world to internal ideas, a group of interconnected brain areas, which are more active when the mother is in a state of comfort, and associated with pregnancy.
The study found that the structure and function of the brain returned to pre -pregnancy levels after a year of birth.
In addition, the study indicates that there is a link between the functional activity of the virtual mode network during pregnancy and the bonding measurements between the mother and the infant near the end of a year after birth.
The researchers say that their findings indicate that pregnancy is related to certain changes in the structure of the brain and its function in the virtual mode network.
A possible relationship between this network and mothers’ behaviors during pregnancy and the postpartum period was also found.
However, the researchers assert that the causal relationship between brain changes and interconnection cannot be concluded.
“These results indicate that there are selective modifications related to pregnancy in the structure and function of the brain, which may facilitate the operations of mothers in the period surrounding the main relationship with the mother and infant mother. “.
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