The brain in your head and the one in your gut are always exchanging info. But how do they do it? Neuroscientist Diego Bohórquez explores the mysteries of the gut-brain connection. In this post from Ideas.TED.Com, read more about the answers he has discovered and how these may lead to new treatments for disorders and conditions. If you were asked where the human body’s nervous ... Continue Reading
How the Gut-Brain Connection Affects Your Mood and Health
There is more than one joke made about the brain in your stomach. The gut-brain connection tells us much more than just “Feed me,” or “Pass the popcorn.” Jokes aside, the mind-gut connection is an information superhighway between what we eat and our emotional well-being. Scientists are discovering that influences everything from mental health to obesity to autism. Recent ... Continue Reading