… nervous system and several complex host behaviors. In this review, we discuss … for the gut
microbiota in modulating host social and communicative behavior, stressor-induced behavior, …

… Instead, we show how behavioural effects can readily arise as … the host and natural selection
on hosts to depend upon their symbionts. We argue that understanding why the microbiome …

… Furthermore, microbes may directly ‘hack’ the host nervous … host behavior to benefit their
own fitness [18]. Here we highlight the most compelling examples of both sets of findings for host…

… for an effect of the gut microbiome on host diet selection behavior; however, it is important
to recognize that our approach has several substantial limitations. For example, the relative …

… Our understanding of interactions between host behavior and microbes stems … behavioral
strategies to avoid or remove pathogens (7). Pathogens can also manipulate host behavior in …

… , and their interactions to complex behaviors. Unexpectedly, we discovered that different
maladaptive behaviors are interdependently regulated by the microbiome and host genes in the …

… in genetic neurological disorders have traditionally been viewed through the prism of …
the gut microbiome and the host genes can interdependently regulate different behaviors in …

… the last decade, we have witnessed a major paradigm shift in the life sciences: the recognition
that the microbiome, ie the … role in the sustained health and fitness of its host. Enabled by …

… discussion on the connections between the microbiome and the nervous system and their
potential to inform our understanding of the evolution of animal behavior. Host determinants of …

… neurological outcomes—altering behavior and potentially affecting the onset and/or … that
the microbiome extends its influence to the brain via various pathways connecting the gut to the …