Mother brain : how neuroscience is rewriting the story of parenthood /
Chelsea Conaboy.
- First edition.
- xv, 348 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
At the Flip of a Switch -- The Making of a Mother's Instinct -- Attention, Please -- Our Babies, Our Selves -- The Ancient Family Tree -- Inclined to Care -- Start Where You Are -- The One in the Mirror -- Between Us.
"A groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities, MOTHER BRAIN explodes the concept of "maternal instinct" and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent. Chelsea Conaboy delves into the neuroscience to reveal unexpected upsides, generations of scientific neglect, and a powerful new narrative of parenthood"--