How Your Baby Changes Your Brain

You might feel overwhelmed, and have no idea what you're doing when you first have a baby, but evolution has prepared you to take care of your kids.

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[ericvilas]

"one might say it's... apparent"
Hank. Did you just make a Dad joke on an episode on Dad brain chemistry after becoming a Dad?
just reached peak Dad. I love it.

[katiemoss]

I saw the title and my reaction was "I so hope this is a Hank video". I was not disappointed

[TheStoneSpiral]

This explains a few things from living with my sister to help care for her and my niece during the pregnancy and for about two years after she was born. I suddenly heard differences in baby cries without realizing it and I'm a lot more understanding about crying children in stores in general. I think it made me more empathetic in general on top of that.

[confusedwhale]

Guess that is why people keep telling me it's different when it's your own child.

I still don't want one.

[SciencewithKatie]

I never knew that having a baby affected dad's brain chemistry too! I've only ever heard girls complaining of "baby brain"! You learn something new everyday 😊

[PaleGhost]

Main change when you become a dad





Dad jokes become funny.

[brianbroski]

Becoming a dad makes you....

Brain-dad...

I’ll see myself outside.

[threeMetreJim]

Less anger, a lot less selfishness and being generally 'softer', and the effect seems permanent.

[j.p.torres]

The tone you used at the end scared me: "Like my baby"

[generalco]

This is why parents tell non-parents "You don't know what you're missing. Best thing in the whole world!". Same thing an Oxy user will tell you... "Best feeling in the whole world!".

[CDMudd]

We've isolated the part of the brain that makes dad jokes!!

[thatvalentian]

Glad it was Hank doing the episodes. Again, congratulations on your precious spawn. May the Greens live forever!

[colda.f.]

do a video about why there are morning people/night owls

[rozinamouz]

I think the "making new babies" was not in the script and was an improv. Also, I'm so glad this is a Hank video (with him being a new dad and all) ;)

[HexIsme]

My father became a troll, but only after he had kids. We were often on the receiving end of it.

[isixqueenxofxmadness]

I hope you do one on parent-child (non-sexual) abuse. It could save people from trauma and years of therapy. I know it could have saved me but I didn't realize I was abused until i was already an adult =( Why do some adults feel entitled to treat their children like they`re property? There`s a lot of the same issue on couples, like the gaslighting thing... I believe it is done by parent's to their kids regularly and sometimes it's even accepted. Maybe a video on the nature of psychological abuse? On children? By their parents?

[mixiekins]

Huh, neat! I wonder if any similar things happen when raising pets. We learned in the SciShow episode about why cat knead that it's a form of neonatal behavior, so I wonder if these kinds of caring interactions with pets might be causing similar changes. It could make sense of our ability to care for adopted children, I suppose. Man, psychology and biology in general sure is neat. :)

[zacm.]

The delivery of "like my baby" at the end was adorable Hank

[kdnwksnjwusu]

okay but does that only happen to parents or other people in the same household, like sibblings, grandparents etc. too???

[knivesXandXpens]

i wanna know if the same thing happens to teenagers whose parents have a new baby