Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behaviour
Cryan JF, Dinan TG · Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2012
Review
Key finding
Gut bacteria influence brain development and behaviour through multiple communication routes.
In plain language
The review that brought the gut–brain axis into mainstream neuroscience. Strong on the animal evidence, appropriately cautious about humans.
How much weight this carries
Real evidence exists, but it is early, limited, or not yet replicated widely.
Cite or read it
Cryan JF, Dinan TG (2012). Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behaviour. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3346