Resilient Minds: Supporting Maternal Brain Health

SOURCES Ahmad, M., & Vismara, L. (2021, July 18). The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Mental Health during Pregnancy: A Rapid Evidence Review. Retrieved from NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8297318/

Harvard Health Publishing (2024). Understanding the stress response – Overview of fight-or- flight physiology (adrenaline and cortisol effects)

Arnsten, A. (2009). Nature Reviews Neuroscience – Review of stress signaling, noting chronic stress weakens PFC/hippocampus and strengthens amygdala (stress feedback imbalance)

Statistics on Rates of Postpartum Depression. (n.d.). Retrieved from Postpartum Depression: https://www.postpartumdepression.org/ resources/statistics/

Erhart, A. et al. (2024). Psychoneuroendocrinology – Study on postpartum mothers showing high cortisol linked to reduced prefrontal activation and more intrusive parenting

Chapman, S. B., Aslan, S., Spence, J. S., Hart, J. J., Bartz, E. K., Didehbani, N., Keebler, M. W., Gardner, C. M., Strain, J. F., DeFina, L. F., & Lu, H. (2013). Neural Mechanisms of Brain Plasticity with Complex Cognitive Training in Healthy Seniors. Cerebral Cortex, 25(2), 396–405. https:// doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bht234 Chapman, S. B., & Mudar, R. A. (2014). Chapman SB, Mudar RA. Enhancement of cognitive and neural functions through complex reasoning training: evidence from normal and clinical populations. Front Syst Neurosci. 2014 Apr 28;8:69. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00069. PMID: 24808834; PMCID: PMC4009420.

Center for BrainHealth, UT Dallas – Educational resources on stress (e.g., breathing to reduce noradrenaline) and cognitive training for military spouses/caregivers (ongoing programs aimed at reducing chronic stress effects).

Center for BrainHealth, UT Dallas. (2019). Final Report to the USAA Foundation, Inc. – KPIs. Summary of brain performance outcomes and program impact data.

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