The Memory and Attention Laboratory at the University of South Dakota is part of the Human Factors & Applied Cognition  program in the Department of Psychology . We study memory, attention, and...

Wherever there is stillness there is the still small voice, nature’s old song and dance … A meditation on silence and other matters.

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Welcome, fellow working memory researchers! It's time to decide who should be this year's research fairy. If you are not yet aware of the story about this award or would like a refresher, please che...

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During pregnancy, the maternal body undergoes profound, coordinated physiological adaptations to support the developing fetus, including major shifts in immune regulation and dramatic changes in the vascular system. Accompanying these peripheral adaptations, recent longitudinal studies in humans point to significant remodeling of the nervous system, occurring in lockstep with increases in gonadal hormone production. To understand the neural adaptations tied to pregnancy and the postpartum period, a holistic approach is essential—one that accounts for changes across multiple peripheral systems. In this review, we consider the impact of the endocrine, cardiovascular, microbiome, and immune systems on the maternal brain. By adopting this integrative approach, we aim to better understand the biological pathways that shape the maternal brain during normative pregnancies and those marked by adverse events.