The gut–brain axis and the microbiome have recently acquired an important position in
explaining a wide range of human behaviours and emotions. Researchers have typically …

Background: In recent decades, dominant models of mental illness have become
increasingly focused on the head, with mental disorders being figured as brain disorders …

Common human experience shows that stress and anxiety may modulate gut function. Such
observations have been combined with an increasing evidence base that has culminated in …

The gut-brain axis and the intestinal microbiota have been an area of an intensive research
in the last few years. However, it is not a completely novel area of interest for physicians and …

The concept of the gut influencing brain and behaviour has existed for almost 2 centuries.
However, this gut-brain axis has been best appreciated and studied in the context of eating …

In recent years, we have seen increasing research within neuroscience and biopsychology
on the interactions between the brain, the gastrointestinal tract, the bacteria within the …

The human adult gut contains more than 1 kg of bacteria, essentially the same weight as the
human brain. 1 It is generally estimated that the gut is inhabited by 1013 to 1014 …

There is mounting evidence that the trillions of microbes that inhabit our gut are a substantial
contributing factor to mental health and, equally, to the progression of neuropsychiatric …

Editor's Note: The gut-brain axis—an imaginary line between the brain and the gut—is one
of the new frontiers of neuroscience. Microbiota in our gut, sometimes referred to as the …

Objectives: To comprehensively review the scientific knowledge on the gut–brain axis.
Methods: Various publications on the gut–brain axis, until 31 July 2017, were screened …