Gut Brain Connection 1 May 2025 For years, we’ve known that our gut can influence our brain – affecting everything from mood to memory. But now, compelling new research in mice suggests the brain can return the favour, reshaping the gut microbiome in as little as two hours. A team led by Marc Claret at the August Pi i Sunyer Institute of Biomedical Research in Spain discovered that activating specific brain circuits rapidly changed the makeup of gut bacteria. This groundbreak

We have known for years that the gut microbiome can alter brain function, but now research has found a bilateral relationship between the brain and gut. The brain appears to directly influence the gut microbiome . Neuroscientist have now found tjay brain signals altered the composition of gut microbes in mice in as little as 2 hours. Find out more here https://www.newscientist.com/article/2478853-brain-signals-can-change-the-gut-microbiome-in-as-little-as-2-hours/?tpcc=25_pai

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