Jacaylbaro Posted December 30, 2007 Becoming a father may really mess with your head, or at least a monkey's head. A new study shows that marmoset monkey fathers display differences in brain structure and hormone receptors compared with nonfathers. More study is needed to determine if the same changes occur in other mammals, like human males. But the results suggest that fatherhood prompts changes in brain structure that could lead to differences in brain function as well. The results of the study appear in the journal Nature Neuroscience. Fatherhood Affects the Brain Researchers say marmosets are unusual among mammals in that fathers care extensively for their young children by carrying, protecting, and feeding them. For example, marmoset dads carry their babies more than half the time during the first three months of their lives. In the study, Elizabeth Gould of the department of psychology at Princeton University and colleagues compared the brains of first-time and experienced marmoset fathers with the brains of adult male marmosets who weren't fathers. The results showed that experienced marmoset fathers had a higher density of connections in a region of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex than nonfathers. Fathers also had more of a particular hormone receptor in this region for vasopressin, which is thought to be involved in parental behavior and social bonding. There were also more of these receptors in fathers whose babies were younger; researchers say this suggests that this change may be caused by contact with infants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
umu zakaria Posted December 30, 2007 Were there any changes taking place in ur way of thought JB? markaad aabaha noqotay ka dib. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skipper Posted December 30, 2007 JC was the changes positive or negative? Not all somali fathers are ideal fathers, they dont bond with their kids the way fathers of other cultures do. Somali men have a different mentality and they belive that staying home abit and spending quality time with their family is seen as a daciif by other people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Che -Guevara Posted December 30, 2007 Originally posted by umu zakaria: Were there any changes taking place in ur way of thought JB? markaad aabaha noqotay ka dib. Are you asking JB if he exhibited the symptoms of monkey upon his fatherhood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted January 2, 2008 Originally posted by umu zakaria: Were there any changes taking place in ur way of thought JB? markaad aabaha noqotay ka dib. A lot of changes iga dheh ,,,,,,,,, looooooooool ,, waar su'aal adakaa inantu ma macallimad bay ahaan jirtay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
umu zakaria Posted January 2, 2008 kkkkkkkkkkkk,. JB macalimad waan ahay dee. macalimada afka hooyo am teaching some 1 who cant even speak yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nephissa Posted January 3, 2008 Researchers say marmosets are unusual among mammals in that fathers care extensively for their young children by carrying, protecting, and feeding them. For example, marmoset dads carry their babies more than half the time during the first three months of their lives. Well I guess if all else fails...get a marmoset to help around the house. Nice to know evolution worked so well somewhere! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
