Mommy Brain Revisited

In this episode of Mommy Brain Revisited I talk with Dr Jamie Maguire an Associate Professor of Neuroscience in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University in the USA about her research on allopregnanolone, a neurosteroid, which formed the foundation for Zulresso (Sage Therapeutics) – the first unique treatment for Postpartum Depression. A great story from basic research in the maternal brain to clinical application.

For more information on Dr. Maguire’s research see: https://www.maguirelab.com/

For a direct link to her publications see: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=maguire+jamie

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In this episode of Mommy Brain Revisited I talk with Dr Bronwyn Graham an Associate Professor at School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia about her research on how motherhood impacts fear memories and fear extinction and the role that this may have for exposure therapy for anxiety disorders. We also talk a bit about living through the COVID pandemic and how important it is to ask for help if you are struggling.

See her publications here.

This episode is a brief introduction as to why I'm doing this podcast; Why we need to talk about what we know and what we don't know when it comes to brain changes during pregnancy and the postpartum period - in health and illness.

I also ask my kids, ages 6 and 8, what they think happens to our brains when we become parents. Apparently they aren't listening to me!

Music: All in my head - Luna Wave (via Soundstripe)

In this episode of Mommy Brain Revisited I talk with Dr Erica Glasper an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland at College Park, USA. We talk about her research on how fatherhood affects a dad's brain, particularly the hippocampus, and the importance of interacting with offspring on brain health.

For more information on her research see: https://psyc.umd.edu/facultyprofile/glasper/erica

Here is a direct link to publications by Dr Glasper.

In this episode of Mommy Brain Revisited I talk with Valerie Miller, MA, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Purdue University in the USA. We talk about her recent research on attention in mothers during the postpartum and how it may relate to feelings of Mommy Brain as well as mental health. We also talk about the important role that community may have on being a mom.

For more information on her research see: https://cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/valerie-miller.html

Here is a direct link to the publication we talk about,