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News & Views: Gut bacteria might guide the workings of our minds
Posted on June 23, 2015 by Katherine Malanson | Categories: ND Final Project, Neurological Disorders | | Add comment |

Illustration by Benjamin Arthur for NPR

Anxious mice calm down when they get an infusion of gut microbes from mellow mice. That has scientists wondering if gut microbes play a role in the human brain, too. Research on that is only just beginning. But it’s intriguing to think there could be a real truth to the phrase “gut feelings.”

Listen to the story, read more, and watch a video at NPR.org.