They say that there is no love greater than a mother’s love, but what — scientifically speaking — occurs in a woman’s brain that causes her to love her children so unconditionally? How does becoming a mother alter a woman’s brain to prepare her for the joys and challenges of being a mom?
Dr. Michael Merzenich, Kavli Laureate in Neuroscience, and one of the world’s leading experts on all matters of the brain, was recently interviewed about the neuroscience of motherhood. In this interview (which you can view here), Dr. Merzenich discusses the chemical and physical changes that occur in a woman’s brain during pregnancy, the enduring bond between mother and child, the phenomenon many refer to as “mommy brain,” and how motherhood positively impacts the brain.
