The heart of the gut-brain connection, the enteric nervous system (ENS) is often dubbed the “little brain” in the gut. The ENS is made up of two thin layers of over 100 million nerve cells that line the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, stretching from the esophagus to the rectum. Unlike...
TheGut-Brain Axis(GBA) is a term that describes how the brain and stomach are connected to one another. The gastrointestinal tract is home to over 100 million neurons1, which are more than in either your spinal cord or your peripheral nervous system. This allows for communication between the...
We all experienced "stress stomach pain" at least once in our life, but the connection between our gut and brain goes much further and is truly fascinating. Recent neurobiologicalresearchon gut-brain crosstalk has revealed that this communication not only ensures the proper functioning of digestion ...
The brain and gutspeak to each other constantlythrough a network of neural, hormonal and immunological messages. But this healthy communication can be disturbed when we stress or develop chronic inflammation in our guts. Stress can influence the type of bacteria inhabiting the gut, making our bowel...
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"It's a new gut-brain connection that opens up fresh avenues for scientists to explore, as we search for ways to better treat disorders of the brain by targeting our 'second brain' – the gut." Gut mucus is different depending on where it's found in thegastrointestinal tract—in the sm...
Also, these signals can be broadcast from the intestine to other parts of the body, allowing the neurons to regulate body-wide aging. Previous researches have focused mainly on how signals from the gut can affect neurological functions, but much less is known about how the brain-gut signaling...
Mind-Gut Connection Equals Happiness What makes us feel “happy” is the production of hormones and neurotransmitters. These are signals that send messages to the brain. While most of these interactions take place within the CNS, the ENS is the greatest producer of the neurotransmitter known as ...
New evidence also suggests when the gut is inflamed, it may affect the brain and lead to psychological dysfunction. The new science of depression We all know that you are depressed because you have run out of happy juice (serotonin), right? To fix it, all you have to do it take a pil...
Though tests on Caenorhabditis elegans, or roundworms, whose nervous system is well-mapped, the researchers discovered that brain-gut communication leads to an "axis of aging," wherein the brain and intestines work together to regulate the worm's longevity. ...