Parenthood may help the brain stay young

Male and female parents experience a boost in brain region coordination, a new study reports

A mom and dad sit on a green couch holding their three kids playfully.

As the number of kids parented increases, so does coordination between brain regions’ activities — particularly in a network that helps us infer other people’s thoughts — a new study reports.

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Raising children may help your brain stay young.

A study of almost 38,000 adults finds that the more kids they had, the more synchronized the activity between certain brain regions became.