02 Nov 2005 Babies Make You Smarter?

Does parenthood make you smarter? A Boston Globe article says:

…a new body of research — so far still mostly in animals — is fueling the idea that motherhood may actually rewire the brain, making mothers (and involved fathers) more perceptive, competitive, efficient, and even socially aware. And sociological studies suggest that most of the symptoms of ‘mommy brain’ may be due as much to exhaustion and stress as biology…