Examining the Influence of the Human Gut Microbiota on Cognition and Stress: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT: The gut microbiota is seen as an emerging biotechnology that can be manipulated to enhance or preserve cognition and physiological outputs of anxiety and depression in clinical conditions. However, the existence of such interactions in healthy young individuals in both non-stressful and stressful environments is unclear. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the relationship between the human gut microbiota, including modulators of the microbiota on cognition, brain function and/or stress, anxiety and depression. A total of n = 25 eligible research articles from a possible 3853 published between October 2018 and August 2021 were identified and included. Two study design methods for synthesis were identified: cross-sectional or pre/post intervention. Few cross-sectional de

SUBMITTER: Cooke MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9656545 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature