Becoming a parent is a huge life transition. Now, researchers are finding evidence that parenthood actually changes the brain – and these changes happen to fathers as well as to mothers. Darby Saxbe, PhD, talks about the hormonal and brain shifts that occur in new moms and dads; the advantages and risks these changes confer; why paternity leave matters; and ... Show More
Yesterday
The Science of Suicide Prevention, with Matthew Nock, PhD
The U.S. suicide rate today is almost identical to what it was a century ago, even as death rates from many other causes have dropped. Matthew Nock, PhD, of Harvard University, discusses why it’s so hard to predict who will act on suicidal thoughts -- and when; how new tools, fro ... Show More
38m 55s
Sep 9
Why does music move us? With Robert Zatorre, PhD
Why does music give many of us goosebumps, bring back vivid memories and make us want to dance -- but leaves some people cold? Robert Zatorre, author of “From Perception to Pleasure: The Neuroscience of Music and Why We Love It,” discusses how music engages the brain’s reward sys ... Show More
49m 56s
Sep 2
How teaching and learning will change in the age of AI, with C. Edward Watson, PhD, and Beth Schwartz, PhD
Over the past several years, generative AI has moved into classrooms at lightning speed. C. Edward Watson, PhD, author of “Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning,” and Beth Schwartz, PhD, senior director of teaching and learning at APA, discuss how stu ... Show More
48m 22s
Aug 2023
How Parenthood Reshapes Our Brains with Dr. Sarah McKay
How does the brain change when you become a parent? Even if you don’t have children, you likely know friends and family who are parents. A new baby brings a lot of change to your routine, sleep, and lifestyle. But the brain has the amazing ability to adapt in preparation for pare ... Show More
20m 47s
Aug 2025
How Being a Parent Has Changed Me
How does becoming a parent change everything? In this episode, I share how fatherhood has reshaped my life, my habits, and my purpose. Feeling stuck? It's time to take back control. If you're ready to master
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19m 27s
Aug 2025
Parenting Has Changed. Here’s What You Need To Know
Feeling overwhelmed as a new parent? Sleep-deprived and drowning in advice? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Parenting can have many different approaches and let’s face it, has changed a lot since you were an infant. Dr. David Hill, pediatrician, author, and AAP spokesperson, break ... Show More
27m 52s
Sep 2024
The sweeping reorganisation of the brain in pregnancy, and why it matters
Ian Sample talks to Dr Laura Pritschet, a postdoctoral fellow of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, about her research using precision scans to capture the profound changes that sweep across the brain during pregnancy. She explains what this new work reveals about how ... Show More
14m 25s
May 2019
What Impact Can a Parent's Mental Health Have on their Child?
<p>This week's series of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast is all about daddy issues. In this episode, Dr. Amen and Tana Amen explore the ways a father's brain health issues can affect his children. Whether a father suffers from OCD, Depression, ADD, or certain other genetic vulner ... Show More
14m 25s
Mar 2021
How Mommy and Daddy Issues Manifest in the Brain
<p>When people talk about someone having mommy or daddy issues, these issues tend to be thought of as the child's issues, but it's important to remember that the parent is usually the one causing them. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen d ... Show More
16m 14s
<p>Have you listened to the <a href="http://greatness.lnk.to/1629" target="_blank">FULL EPISODE yet?</a></p><p>"When you become a dad for the first time, oxytocin rewires your brain so that you're more into bonding and less into the testosterone competitive stuff." - Dr. Tara Swa ... Show More
