The Effects of Cognitive Behavior Therapy on the Gut Microbiome

Cognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain got microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement. The serotonin levels that kind of were greater in the responders that predicted a responder status. And then there was also an interesting thing when the when we looked at the responders, their microbial composition changed with successful cognitive behavioral therapy. So it was this, despite directional signals. We thought this would really be a, you know, long sought after causal relationship between microbes and the brain.