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This 2018 article considers the influencing role of probiotics in behavior and brain function, and promotes further investigation into the possible relations between the gastrointestinal tract and the CNS since preliminary human and animal studies had observed the anxiolytic effects on the CNS of several probiotic formulations containing Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium. The early studies began implicating probiotics […]

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Prebiotic and probiotic gut microbiome-targeting therapeutic interventions are postulated to aid mental health. Despite being rich sources, fermented foods and others copious in prebiotics have not been evaluated for their efficacy. In this prospective cohort study by Karbownik et al. (2022), the authors investigate the impact of consuming fermented and prebiotic-rich foods on cognitive performance […]