BC Council for Families

by Marilee Peters
Director of Communications, BC Council for Families

In an article published in Scientific American this week, neuroscientist Brian Mossop explains new research that suggests dads have a very real biological role to play in the days and weeks following the birth of a child. The research, based on studies of neural development in animals, demonstrates that fathers actually grow new neurons in key attachment areas of the brain when they're involved in the care of their newborn. And newborns separated from their fathers show less development in neural areas connected with emotion and reasoning.