Sci Am: The Neuroscience of the Gut

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Regardless of how these intestinal " guests " exert their influence, these

studies suggest that brain-directed behaviors, which influence the manner in

which animals interact with the external world, may be deeply influenced by

that animal's relationship with the microbial organisms living in its gut.

And the discovery that gut bacteria exert their influence on the brain

within a discrete developmental stage may have important implications for

developmental brain disorders. "

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-neuroscience-of-gut