Journal article
The interplay between the intestinal microbiota and the brain
Abstract
A bidirectional neurohumoral communication system known as the gut–brain axis integrates the activities of the intestine and the brain. In this Progress article, Collins, Surette and Bercik describe recent evidence suggesting that the intestinal microbiota is intimately connected with the gut–brain axis and can influence animal behaviour, development and health.
Authors
Collins SM; Surette M; Bercik P
Journal
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Vol. 10, No. 11, pp. 735–742
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2012
DOI
10.1038/nrmicro2876
ISSN
1740-1526