How Parenthood Reshapes Our Brains with Dr. S...

In this episode of the Kwik Brain podcast, I break down five of the biggest focus disruptors and the practical strategies you can use to overcome them. These habits can quietly drain your mental energy and make deep concentration feel almost impossible.I also share simple ways to ...  Show more

In this episode of the Kwik Brain podcast, I walk you through my personal evening routine and the habits I use to wind down, clear my mind, and prepare my brain for restorative sleep.I explain why sleep is essential for memory consolidation, mental clarity, and brain health, and ...  Show more

Becoming a parent is a huge life transition. Now, researchers are finding evidence that parenthood actually changes the brain – and these changes happen to fathers as well as to mothers. Darby Saxbe, PhD, talks about the hormonal and brain shifts that occur in new moms and dads; ...  Show more

How do our brains change when we become parents? What does having ‘baby brain’ really mean? And how can fathers use the science of bonding to feel close to their babies? In this episode of How We’re Wired, join evolutionary anthropologist Dr Anna Machin as she unpicks the neurosc ...  Show more

What actually happens in the brain during pregnancy? Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Laura Pritschet joins Dr. Sanjay Gupta to unpack the hormonal shifts and brain changes that support new parenthood and how understanding them could reshape the way we think about women’s health. Lea ...  Show more

Caring for a child seems to change parents’ brains. But what does that actually mean for how parents think and experience the world? For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to view show transcripts and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us ...  Show more