Menopause-Linked Brain Changes May Differ From Those in Puberty and Pregnancy
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This is demonstrated by a study of more than a thousand women (ANSA)
During the first menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause, many changes occur in women's bodies. However, little is known about how the brain changes during these periods. Dutch researchers have now mapped out for the first time what changes in women's brains during these times. Researchers from the Pregnancy Brain Lab at AmsterdamUMC examined MRI scans of women and observed that the brain changes differently during menopause compared to the firs…
Menopause-linked brain changes may differ from those in puberty and pregnancy
Changes in the female brain during menopause contrast sharply with those seen during pregnancy and puberty, according to brain imaging research published in Nature Communications. The study, which included more than 200 participants, suggests that puberty and pregnancy are both associated with reductions in cortical gray matter volume, while menopause is characterized by relatively stable gray matter volume during the transition itself.
An international investigation has revealed the different phases that the female brain goes through during a woman's life.
The reduction in grey matter is related to something negative, but it is rather adaptive, a fine neural fit or perfecting of the brain.
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