Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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.
This is a video from the 2024 Brain Awareness Video Contest: brainfacts.org/for-educators/programs-and-events/brain-awareness-video-contest
Created by Yekyeong Lee.
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.
This is a video from the 2024 Brain Awareness Video Contest: brainfacts.org/for-educators/programs-and-events/brain-awareness-video-contest
Created by Yekyeong Lee.
