E16 – Baby on Board: How Pregnancy Shapes “Mommy Brain”

<p>First, Dr. Marusak talks with her best friend, Kristen Ciantro. Kristen is a stay-at-home mom with four kids (the fourth was actually born right before this episode aired!) and a degree in electrical engineering. Then, Dr. Marusak talks with Dr. Bridget Callaghan, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at The University of California, Los Angeles, where she directs the Brain &amp; Body Lab. Together with her lab, Dr. Callaghan studies the impacts of early caregiving relationships on mental and physical health outcomes across the lifespan and into the next generation.  </p> <p>To learn more about Dr. Callaghan’s work, you can follow her and her lab on social media @Dr_BCallaghan and @BABLab_UCLA or visit her lab’s website: <a href="https://brainandbodylab.psych.ucla.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://brainandbodylab.psych.ucla.edu/</a>. Additional recommended readings/resources:  “Baby Brain” by Dr. Sarah McKay and Psychology Today’s Find a Therapist Tool on their website: <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.psychologytoday.com</a>. </p> <p>Help is available 24 hours/day at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. </p> <p>BrainSTEM is hosted by neuroscientist Dr. Hilary Marusak. Audio and video by Amanpreet &amp; Manmeet Bhogal. This podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Society for Neuroscience and Michigan Society for Neuroscience. </p> <p>Subscribe, share, and <a href="https://msha.ke/brainstempodcast/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">follow us!</a> Email us with topic or <a href="https://msha.ke/brainstempodcast/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">guest suggestions</a>. Visit our website: <a href="https://brainstempodcast.wixsite.com/website" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.brainSTEMpodcast.com</a>. Our video podcasts are also posted on Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2LTYvOoFc6L7p2kUMaFhCA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.y