In a recent groundbreaking study, new mothers experienced reductions in the brain's gray matter which signified ______.

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The study found that reductions in gray matter in new mothers were associated with increased ability to interpret their infants' mental states, suggesting that the brain changes were adaptive and helped with the development of the mother-child bond. There is no evidence to suggest that these brain changes interfered with or delayed cognitive functions with their partners, or affected attachment to their infants negatively.

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