“Dad brain”: How becoming a parent changes the brain, with Darby Saxbe, PhD
11 June 2025

“Dad brain”: How becoming a parent changes the brain, with Darby Saxbe, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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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; the advantages and risks these changes confer; why paternity leave matters; and how to support people as they become parents.



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