The researchers found sweeping changes in overall brain neuroanatomy which unfolded week by week during the pregnancy.

Inside Chrastil's brain, grey matter volume, cortical thickness, white matter microstructure, and ventricle volume all changed.

The changes were all over the brain too — "over 80% of my brain regions showed reductions in grey matter volume," Chrastil said.

Neuroanatomical changes observed over the course of a human pregnancy. Published by Pritschet, L., Taylor, C.M., Cossio, D. et al. in Nature Neuroscience (September 2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-024-01741-0

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[–] finley@lemm.ee 31 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Cool.

At this point, I wish there was a wiki for things that can rewire one’s brain. Ya know, beyond everyday experiences. This is hardly the only experience which does, and a database should be created of what can, how, why, etc.

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Makes me wonder if sticking your head in an MRI every couple weeks would rewire your brain...

[–] finley@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago

Probably not, given how they work, and that’s a good thing.

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