The gut-brain axis is a term for a two-way communication between your gut and brain. It involves the central nervous system and enteric nervous system in your gastrointestinal tract. We know that neurons, cells that tell our body how to behave, are most numerous in our brain (100 billion ...
As the vagus nerve is the main link between the ENS and our gut, Sauceda says it can “relay messages from the brain down to the gut and vice versa.”“In fact,” she adds, “there are more messages coming from the gut/body going up to the brain.” Your Microbiome’s Impact on ...
The intricate relationship between the gut and the brain has been an area of growing interest and research. The recognition that the gut can communicate with the brain and vice versa has important implications for general health, mood, and even certain neurological disorders. Here’s an in-depth...
Therefore, preterm infants represent a unique population in which optimization of initial colonization and microbiota development can affect brain development and enhance neurological outcomes. In this review, we will first discuss the factors affecting the assembly of neonatal gut microbiota and the ...
identified a connection between the gut and the brain. Like the brain, your gut is full of nerves called the enteric nervous system, or ENS, also referred to as the “second brain”. The enteric nervous system has the same type of neurons and neurotransmitters found in your central nervous...
Campbell-McBride’s research shows there’s a profound dynamic interaction between your gut, brain and immune system. She has developed what might be one of the most profoundly important treatment strategies for preventing autism. In her research, Campbell-McBride discovered that nearly all of the ...
The more we learn about theimportance of gut health, the more we learn about its impact on other parts of our body. The connection betweengut and brain healthhas gotten a lot of attention — but have you heard of the gut-skin connection?
To fully understand how psychobiotics work, a little background on the connection between the gut and the brain is in order. The intestines have their own nervous system often called the “second brain” or “backup brain.” Neurons are generally associated with the brain, but amazingly, your...
The gut closely connects with the central nervous system through dynamic bidirectional communication along the gut-brain axis. The connection between gut environment and brain may affect host mood and behaviors. Disruptions in microbial communities have been implicated in several neurological disorders. A...
Sarkis Mazmanian, Louis & Nelly Soux Professor of Microbiology at the California Institute of Technology, is exploring the link between gut bacteria, gastrointestinal disease and autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder. He has discovered that the gut microbiome communicates with the brain via molecules tha...