The effect of probiotics on cognitive function across the human lifespan: A systematic review

Human gut microbiome influences the central nervous system (CNS) by the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Therapeutic interventions that modulate the gut microbiota, like probiotics, may be helpful for mental health. In this systematic review and meta-analysis by De Sequeira et al. (2022), the authors present the available scientific evidence on the impact of probiotics on psychological well-being, […]

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 […]