Gut microbes may talk to the brain through cortisol

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Ryan

Study identifies novel relationships between fecal microbiota and brain metabolites in the biomedical piglet model
Findings from this study indicated that Ruminococcus communicates with and makes changes to brain N-acetylaspartate concentrations indirectly through serum cortisol
Original Press Release
Gut Microbes Publication: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19490976.2017.1353849?scroll=top&needAccess=true