Post Date December, 03 2023
What kind of mental changes will men have when they become fathers? Will they change their IQ like many mothers? Indeed, becoming fathers will change our men's brains. Now, American scientists have made new discoveries. Let's take a look.
What has changed since a man became a father? It turns out that not only being a mother can change a mother's IQ, but also being a father can change a man's brain. It's amazing. American scientists have made a new discovery. Are fathers curious? Let's see how babies change a man's brain.
1. The father's brain becomes more like the mother's brain. Taking care of children "reshapes" the father's brain, making it show the same cognitive and emotional patterns as the mother's brain. In a recent study, researchers asked 89 parents of newborns to watch video content containing images of their children and observe their brain activity. The results showed that "wet dads" showed the activation of emotional processing that usually occurs in mothers, indicating that both sexes have "childcare" brain networks.
2. The hormone level of men changes. Elizabeth Gould, a psychologist at Princeton University, and her colleagues recently reviewed past studies and found that the levels of estrogen, oxytocin, prolactin and glucocorticoid in men who are fathers also changed. The researchers said that maybe the contact with their lover and children led to changes in the hormones in the father's body. In addition, after having children, the testosterone level of men would drop. The researchers believed that this might help reduce the father's aggressiveness and make them more intimate with their children.
3. Inhaling oxytocin improves parent-child relationship. Participating in childcare will increase the level of oxytocin in the father's body, and this hormone in turn seems to make men more able to look after children. In a recent study, researchers found that inhaling a certain dose of this "hug hormone" can make fathers more engaged in playing with their children, and children more cooperative. However, researchers warn that oxytocin has various effects on behavior, but not all of them are positive.
4. The brain produces new neurons. Being a father affects men at the neuron level. The birth of a child seems to promote the growth of new neurons in the father's brain. Researchers said that the birth of a child has brought a new dimension to the father's life, which is what scientists call "environmental richness", and the growth of new neurons is a response to this change.
5. Father is more sensitive to children's voice. It is generally believed that "maternal instinct" makes mothers very good at distinguishing their children's unique crying sounds, but a recent study shows that fathers are no worse than mothers in this respect. Researchers asked 27 fathers and 29 mothers to distinguish their children from the cries of five infants. The results showed that the average accuracy of parents to distinguish their children's cries was 90%, and the accuracy of men and women was almost the same.
In fact, what changes is not only the man's brain, but also the man's mind. Babies make men more mature, more responsible and more manly. This is because men voluntarily change from the bottom of their hearts, all because of love. The arrival of a baby can really change life.
