How Our Brain and Gut Work Together

The connection between your brain and your gut is stronger than you might think. The walls of the digestive tract are lined with a specialized neuronal network tasked with regulating digestion and communicating with the brain. That dialogue runs both ways thanks to the vagus nerve, which helps connect these two parts of the body.

Brain and gut health are inextricably tied. Microorganisms and neurotransmitters produced in the gut can influence mood, cognitive function, the immune system, and inflammation in the brain. Researchers are examining how therapeutics could take advantage of the gut-brain axis to offer personalized mental health treatments based on the unique composition of patients’ microbiomes.

Created by Yekyeong Lee.

[litotesone]

Terrific info, which would be better without the annoying music. The music competes with the narrative.

[ahothabeth]

The sound effects should not be louder than the person's voice.

[anniee]

The information is very interesting, but I'll have read the transcript because the music and sound effects are too distracting.