Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Society & Culture, Adult, Coming Soon!
ISBN: 9781847928818
Published: May 2026
Imprint: Bodley Head
Page Extent: 304
Format: Trade Paperback
RRP 480.00

Dad Brain

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A groundbreaking exploration of how fatherhood transforms men's brains, bodies, health, skills and relationships

In recent years men's attitudes to fatherhood have changed dramatically. But only now are we learning how profoundly fatherhood changes men's brains and biology - and the effects these changes have on their health, skills, relationships and sense of purpose.

In Dad Brain, one of the world's leading researchers of fatherhood, Darby Saxbe, provides a captivating account of this new science, packed with insights into how different approaches to fatherhood affect not only men but the whole family. Among its many revelations are that:

• Fathers' brains shrink and their testosterone drops
• Fathers undergo a host of hormonal...

About the Author

Darby Saxbe

Darby Saxbe

Darby Saxbe is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Southern California who has conducted one of the world’s only longitudinal studies on men’s brains as they become fathers. A former Fulbright fellow, she has published over eighty scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, written for the New York Times and Scientific American and has earned awards from the American Psychological Association and the Society for Research in Child Development.

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