"Gut microbes are part of the unconscious system regulating behavior. Recent inv...

"Gut microbes are part of the unconscious system regulating behavior. Recent investigations indicate that these microbes majorly impact on cognitive function and fundamental behavior patterns, such as social interaction and stress management���Studies of gut microbes may play an important role in advancing understanding of disorders of cognitive functioning and social interaction, such as autism.���

It���s becoming increasingly clear that our gut microbes impact our health far outside the gut. Great to see more research being done on this subject. http://snip.ly/sUYG


Collective unconscious: How gut microbes shape human behavior - Journal of Psychiatric Research
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The multiple bidirectional routes of communication between the brain and the gut microbiota. These routes include the vagus nerve, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA), cytokines produced by the immune system, tryptophan metabolism and production of short chain fatty acids.