A new mother finally gets her baby to sleep and steps into a hot shower — with her glasses on. At a family barbecue she can't ＿＿（36）＿＿ the name of a relative she rarely sees. Many women experience "mommy brain" as a(n) ＿＿（37）＿＿ , the lost ability to remember people's names or keep their attention undivided. ＿＿（38）＿＿ science reminds us that if we look at the changes without judgment, we may find that they come with advantages. A study found that even two years ＿＿（39）＿＿ pregnancy, women had brain changes in regions involved in the ability to understand what is going on in the mind of another person, strengthening a mother's ability to pick up on a baby's ＿＿（40）＿＿ communications through facial expressions and gestures.