Having more children protects parents’ brains from age-related decline
The brains of adults who have raised children appear younger later in life. Child-rearing seemed to have this effect on both mothers and fathers, and it was stronger the more children they had.
The “baby brain” phenomenon – a phrase for the mental fog some individuals experience in pregnancy and early parenthood – implies that having children negatively affects the brain. But parenthood might actually protect both mothers’ and fathers’ brains against age-related declines, and the effect increases with each additional child.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430557-having-more-children-protects-parents-brains-from-age-related-decline/
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The brains of adults who have raised children appear younger later in life. Child-rearing seemed to have this effect on both mothers and fathers, and it was stronger the more children they had.
The “baby brain” phenomenon – a phrase for the mental fog some individuals experience in pregnancy and early parenthood – implies that having children negatively affects the brain. But parenthood might actually protect both mothers’ and fathers’ brains against age-related declines, and the effect increases with each additional child.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430557-having-more-children-protects-parents-brains-from-age-related-decline/
🧠🆔 @neurocognitionandlearning