Maternal brain gain: enlarged representation of the peripersonal space in pregnancy
Flavia Cardini, Natalie Fatemi-Ghomi, Katarzyna Gajewska‐Knapik, Victoria Gooch, Jane Elizabeth Aspell
The paper investigates changes in peripersonal space (PPS) representation during pregnancy and finds that PPS expands in the third trimester, possibly to protect the abdomen.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2018 · PreprintNeuroscience