Carphology

RESEARCH REPRODUCIBILITYImaging studies have had a reputational concern with regards to sample size and reproducibility.So this study of longitudinal brain changes during pregnancy, with 26 scans seems well powered, until you discover that they are all in a single individual.In news that will terrify many and surprise more, few neuroanatomical regions were untouched by the transition to motherhood.Specifically, there were pronounced decreases in grey matter volume and cortical thickness across the brain (figure 1).This was in contrast to increases in white matter microstructural integrity.