{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Baby Brain, Menopause Brain, and the Stories We Tell About Women's Brains (interview with Dr. Sarah McKay)","description":"Neuroscientist Dr. Sarah McKay has spent more than a decade tracking what the science actually says about women's brains, from pregnancy through menopause. She's the author of The Women's Brain Book, Baby Brain, and Brain Health For Dummies. We talk about why the grey matter changes of pregnancy look like a reorganization that prepares a mother to care for her baby, why so many women report "baby brain" when lab tests pick up very little, what menopause hormone therapy has and hasn't been shown to do for the brain, and how to talk honestly about uncertainty when social media rewards confident claims. Links & Resources: Dr. Sarah McKay: drsarahmckay.com Sarah's books (The Women's Brain Book, Baby Brain, Brain Health For Dummies): drsarahmckay.com\/books Hoekzema et al. (2017), "Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure," Nature Neuroscience To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy\/question. To subscribe to the free Better Brain Fitness newsletter, join us when we record live, and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness. To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy.  Intro and Outro music composed and produced by Julienne Ellen.    ","author_name":"Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood","author_url":"http:\/\/brainjo.academy\/","html":"