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A leaky brain is defined as a dysfunction of the blood-brain barrier permeability in which tight junctions become loose or broken, allowing harmful substances to “leak in” into the brain, causing inflammation and detrimental consequences (Obrenovich, 2018).
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2024). Leaky Brain. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/leaky-brain/
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