How fathers’ brains adapt to a newborn: They develop extra grey matter in areas linked to emotional needs and multi-tasking.
Modern men are increasingly involved in bringing up their children – and research suggests they are just as suited to the task as women. Physical changes in new fathers’ brains as they spend time with their babies mirror those in mothers, scientists have found. A study has shed fresh light on how both parents adapt to the joys and strains of a new addition to the household. The research suggests that men who help look after their newborns take to the role as well as women do.
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