Neural plasticity in fathers of human infants
Kim P, Rigo P, Mayes LC, Feldman R, Leckman JF, Swain JE. Neural plasticity in fathers of human infants. Social Neuroscience 2014, 9: 522-535. PMID: 24958358, PMCID: PMC4144350, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2014.933713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFathers' brainsNeural plasticityLateral prefrontal cortexCurrent longitudinal studyPosterior cingulate cortexVoxel-based morphometry analysisGray matter volumeNeural basisCognitive developmentNeural regionsNeural changesOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexWeeks postpartumHuman fathersParental motivationCingulate cortexHuman infantsMood symptomsBrain regionsLongitudinal studyPostpartum mood symptomsMatter volumeMorphometry analysisHuman mothers