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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Storm Newton

MYSTERIOUS: Hormone changes could explain baby brain - You Need To See This

PA Wire

Hormones “rewire” the female brain during pregnancy to prepare for motherhood and could explain what is often referred to as “baby brain”, researchers have suggested.

A team from the Francis Crick Institute said their discovery shows the brain is preparing for the “big life change” of having children long before the actual birth.

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