{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/67c9cbbc02d588df94d16a63?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How men's brains change when they become dads","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1741277308372-af4c3915-16cb-4068-8318-bac1514805ea.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>‘Baby brain’ is real. Increasing evidence suggests having kids causes big changes in our grey matter, and not always for the worse. Sunday Times science editor and frazzled father of two, explains.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Ben Spencer, Science Editor, Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Emily Webb.</p><p><strong>Further reading: </strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/parenting/article/how-being-a-parent-physically-alters-your-brain-dads-included-mrdpcqx8d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How being a parent physically alters your brain (dads included)</a></p><p><strong>Further listening: </strong><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/2664c2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">We need to talk about what motherhood does to women</a></p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>Alamy/Sunday Times illustration</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Times"}