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Given the effect probiotics have on one's gut flora, and the newly-discovered pathway from the gut to the brain via the lymphatic system, this seems to be in th
by CodeWriter23 11y ago
Given the effect probiotics have on one's gut flora, and the newly-discovered pathway from the gut to the brain via the lymphatic system, this seems to be in the realm of possibility.
http://neurosciencenews.com/lymphatic-system-brain-neurobiology-2080/ http://neurosciencenews.com/lymphatic-system-brain-neurobiol...
- refurb 11y agoI'm curious, how is the lymphatic system a connection between the gut and brain?
- chrispeel 11y agoIt's recent news: http://www.neurologyadvisor.com/general-neurology/lymphatic-vessels-brain-immune-system/article/419926/ http://www.neurologyadvisor.com/general-neurology/lymphatic-...
- refurb 11y agoIt's recent news that the lymphatic system include the brain, but I still don't see the connection with the gut. Generally lymphatic systems flow away from organs (the lymph vessels in your arms flow back to the heart). How would something in your gut travel to the brain through the lymph system?
- et2o 11y agoThere's already a huge link between the gut and the brain called the vascular system.
- CodeWriter23 11y agoSubject to the brain blood barrier, yes.
- pygy_ 11y agoIn rats, at least, the vagus nerve is a link. Supplementing a rat's diet with Lactobacilus Rhamnosus reduces their anxiety level. Cut the vagus nerve, the effect disappears. http://www.pnas.org/content/108/38/16050 http://www.pnas.org/content/108/38/16050 This doesn't mean that other bacteria may affect the brain through the immune system, though.