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B.C. professor using eye-tracking tech to study ‘mommy brain’

Vancouver Island University researcher examining how pregnant women recognize threats
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Marla Morden, a VIU psychology professor, is using eye-tracking technology to study the phenomenon known as ‘mommy brain.’ (Vancouver Island University photo)

‘Mommy brain,’ a phenomenon viewed by some as cognitive decline in pregnant women, might actually be a beneficial adaptation that helps mothers protect their unborn children.

New research points to potential benefits from the phenomenon — also known as ‘baby brain’ — which is now being viewed as a time of re-organization of the brain during pregnancy and early post-partum.

At Vancouver Island University, psychology professor Marla Morden is using innovative technology to look into the its implications.

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