How does becoming a mother permanently rewire the brain , and could the answer lie not in the genes themselves, but in how experience reshapes their expression? Neuroscientist Danielle Stolzenberg explains how epigenetic mechanisms transform the maternal brain, revealing a molecular bridge between hormones, experience, and lasting behavioral change. Subscribe for more from the Convergent Science Network podcast series. Danielle Stolzenberg joins Paul Verschure and Tony Prescott at the BCBT summer school to discuss her research on the epigenetic basis of maternal behavior in mammals. The conversation centers on a striking biological puzzle: most mammalian females undergo a dramatic shift in responsiveness around the time of birth, and that change persists for life. Stolzenberg investigates how brief experiences with infants, combined with hormonal ...