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EPISODE · Jul 16, 2026 · 10 MIN

This is your brain on fatherhood: How childrearing, not just pregnancy, changes bodies and minds

from Here & Now · host WBUR & NPR

Most dads will tell you that having children changed them forever. A growing body of evidence shows that’s true at a chemical level.

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