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Anecdotally I can say it has a large effect on the male brain too. The lack of sleep and time changes you. You get ruthless against time stealers and start seeing 6 hours as a nice long sleep. Full disclosure : I've had about 8hr sleep in 3 days,two sick kids...
My wife thinks I'm a monster.
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Detected; I reject that it's relevant to the discussion, and I'm disappointed it's the top comment. Lifestyle changes aren't relevant to the research presented in the study. What would be relevant is contrary evidence of hormonal changes in males after their spouses undergo pregnancy, or structural alterations in the brain. Of course each parent is impacted by literally taking care of an infant, but what does that ha…
You must be great at parties
Anecdotally I can say it has a large effect on the male brain too. The lack of sleep and time changes you. You get ruthless against time stealers and start seeing 6 hours as a nice long sleep. Full disclosure : I've had about 8hr sleep in 3 days,two sick kids...
But that just sounds like being grouchy through lack of sleep, and perhaps not actual structural changes to your brain.
Brain differences between the sexes are real, but we should interpret them with caution.
Nature or nurture.
Brain differences between the sexes are real, but we should interpret them with caution.
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> followed (presumably!) by happiness Baby blues and postnatal depression are common, even among people who've been through fertility treatment. Indeed, those people may find it harder to seek help because of the assumptions that they must be happy after all that struggle. (Also, about 1 in 10 men have postnatal depression.)
This is true, but two years down the track one would hope this had passed. I know that long term health problems do occur but I don't think anyone would describe them as post-natal depression or baby blues at that point.
"women's brains"? Or was it just one lady? Come on journalism, be clear in your meaning.
Stop trolling. And they compared these women's brains with those of 19 first-time fathers, 17 men without children and 20 women who had never given birth.