This chapter examines how gut microbiota affects human behavior, mood, and personality differences between normal and germ-free mice. It further discusses how gut bacteria communicate with the brain, emphasizing the important link between gut health and mental wellbeing.
Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into emerging research that explores how certain gut bacteria can influence major parts of who you are, from your personality to life-changing neurological disorders. Learn more about how this ongoing clinical medical and pharmaceutical research might change how we treat disease — and discover the impact of your internal microbial makeup on your mood, weight and more.
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