The female brain changes during pregnancy positively

A recent study links this with the hormonal flux that 'bombs' women during this period

Pregnancy remains one of the most beautiful but also the most mysterious and impenetrable in full by science or psychology, the life of a woman.

Besides those things that are already scientifically proven and long experience of humanity on the pregnancy period, as p.sh avoidance of alcohol, tobacco or other substances during the time when a child is expected to come to life, which may affect negatively on the development of the fetus or problems dealing with hormones, which often affect the fluctuations of mood mother, what remains impenetrable yet and a challenge for science has to do with the response and the condition of the brain of the mother during pregnancy .

An attempt to make transparency on this point and to shed light on somewhat riddle comes from a study published in "Current Directions in Psychological Science", according to which, beyond the frequent changes of mood and ones hormonal pregnancy positively affects the brain women. The first experiments, which have been taken in advance of guinea pigs have shown that one of the positive things of pregnancy is that increases the functionality of neurons of the olfactory, and the interesting thing is that these changes continue to have their effect retroactive after birth.

To guinea pigs that underwent the experiment, multiple pregnancies have brought changes are so numerous, gaining almost a metamorphosis of women. Researchers can not say with complete certainty if the same thing happens with women, it remains a mystery. People are different from mice (which took place in the experiment), but the "real possibilities are numerous pregnancy can alter brain functions with retroactive effect positive women.

Hormonal flux that invades the body of pregnant women, is actually much greater than during adolescence. And as hormones affect the human psyche at this stage so important for its development, the same thing happens during pregnancy, "the researchers say.According to psychologists, psychological pregnancy is a complex and fertile period for women. Rare exceptions, hormone levels typical of this stage of life affect the modification of mood and mind of those who experience this period.

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