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SUBMITTER: Cox LM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5794708 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cox Laura M LM Weiner Howard L HL
Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics 20180101 1
Though seemingly distinct and autonomous, emerging evidence suggests there is a bidirectional interaction between the intestinal microbiota and the brain. This crosstalk may play a substantial role in neurologic diseases, including anxiety, depression, autism, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and, potentially, Alzheimer's disease. Long hypothesized by Metchnikoff and others well over 100 years ago, investigations into the mind-microbe axis is now seeing a rapid resurgence of research. If ...[more]