Journal article
Mood and gut feelings
Abstract
Evidence is accumulating to suggest that gut microbes (microbiota) may be involved in neural development and function, both peripherally in the enteric nervous system and centrally in the brain. There is an increasing and intense current interest in the role that gut bacteria play in maintaining the health of the host. Altogether the mass of intestinal bacteria represents a virtual inner organ with 100 times the total genetic material contained …
Authors
Forsythe P; Sudo N; Dinan T; Taylor VH; Bienenstock J
Journal
Brain Behavior and Immunity, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 9–16
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.bbi.2009.05.058
ISSN
0889-1591