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Parenting Rewires the Male Brain

Posted by Soulskill on from the swearing-circuits-rerouted-and-patience-circuits-bolstered dept.

sciencehabit writes: "Cultures around the world have long assumed that women are hardwired to be mothers. But a new study (abstract) suggests that caring for children awakens a parenting network in the brain—even turning on some of the same circuits in men as it does in women. The research implies that the neural underpinnings of the so-called maternal instinct aren't unique to women, or activated solely by hormones, but can be developed by anyone who chooses to be a parent."

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  1. 'stay-at-home-dad' schlock by epyT-R · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is just more schlock choose-your-facts 'science' to drive home the 'stay-at-home-dad' shit that feminists are pushing on men as well as to normalize same sex parents. Whether you think this is good or bad, it's pretty clear this article's language is ideologically charged. My issue is the politicization of science. It's no better than creationists cherry picking from biology, geology, and anthropology to lend false credence to their bible babble.

    "But it's clear that we're all born with the circuitry to help us be sensitive caregivers, and the network can be turned up through parenting."

    Because after all, that's what we're all (especially men) 'supposed' to be, right? All communal and caring 24/7? Yuck.