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The arrival of a new child into the world is accompanied by significant changes in the brain of its mother.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n

Pregnancy<\/h3>\r\nDuring pregnancy the functioning of\u00a0the maternal\u00a0visual system improves. The mother\u2019s sensitivity to the baby\u2019s odors and sounds increase, and activity increases in the hippocampus. Therefore increasing\u00a0her ability to learn and memorise.\r\n

Mother’s maternal brain<\/h3>\r\nHowever, few years ago it was found that pregnancy coincides with a reversible reduction in the size of the maternal brain. This change not only does not imply a decline in the cognitive abilities of mothers, but rather the opposite. Research increasingly suggests that the neuronal changes experienced by the thinking organ increase\u00a0a mother\u2019s abilities.\r\n\r\nRead the full article here.<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"mother\r\n\r\n
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KidStart \u2013 a little help along the way<\/a><\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The arrival of a new child into the world is accompanied by significant changes in the brain of its mother. Pregnancy During pregnancy the functioning of\u00a0the maternal\u00a0visual system improves. The mother\u2019s sensitivity to the baby\u2019s odors and sounds increase, and activity increases in the hippocampus. Therefore increasing\u00a0her ability to learn and memorise. 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