Targeting the microbiota, from irritable bowel syndrome to mood disorders: focus on probiotics and prebiotics

This 2020 review evaluated the current evidence on the impact of gut microbes on cerebral blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity. Upon describing the destruction of the BBB through the influences of microbiota and its metabolites on the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems and signaling pathways, Tang et al. (2020) suggests ways in which the BBB can […]

Allen et al. (2017) point out that research may have indicated the connection between the gut microbiota and cognition as well as various other stress-related behaviours, but the underlying mechanisms are not yet known. This review outlines the role psychology has to play in understanding the brain-gut-microbiome axis, with a focus on human psychology and […]