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Presents important scientific endeavors that help readers understand the impact of the gut microbiome on the brain and behavior

Table of Contents

1. Role of the Intestinal Microbiota in Host Responses to Stressor Exposure
A.R. Mackos, V.A. Varaljay, R. Maltz, T.L. Gur and M.T. Bailey
2. The Influence of Prebiotics on Neurobiology and Behaviour
A.C.C. Kao, S. Harty and P.W.J. Burnet
3. Gut Microbiome and Behaviour: Focus on Neuroimmune Interactions
J.A. Foster
4. Neuropeptides, Microbiota and Behaviour
P. Holzer
5. Microbes and Oxytocin: Benefits for Host Physiology and Behaviour
S.E. Erdman and T. Poutahidis
6. Intestinal Barrier and Behaviour
M. Julio-Pieper and J.A. Bravo
7. Toxoplasma Gondii-A Gastrointestinal Pathogen Associated with Human Brain Diseases
E.G. Severance, J. Xiao, L. Jones-Brando, S. Sabunciyan, Y. Li, M. Pletnikov, E. Prandovszky and R. Yolken
8. Exercise and Prebiotics Produce Stress Resistance: Converging Impacts on Stress-Protective and Butyrate-Producing Gut Bacteria
A. Mika, N. Rumian, A.B. Loughridge and M. Fleshner
9. Circadian Rhythm and the Gut Microbiome
R.M. Voigt, C.B. Forsyth, S.J. Green, P.A. Engen and A. Keshavarzian
10. Sleep and Microbes
J.M. Krueger and M.R. Opp
11. Cognitive Function and the Microbiome
M. Gareau

About the Author

Professor Cryan is a professor at the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience and APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland Prof. Gerard Clarke, Ph.D., is a Professor of Neurobehavioral Science in
the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Science and a Principal
Investigator in APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork. His
research program includes a focus on translational biomarkers of stress-related
neuropsychiatric disorders, the impact of the gut microbiome on
brain and behavior across the life span, and microbial regulation of tryptophan
metabolism. Key achievements of his lab in the generation of
knowledge around the microbiota - gut - brain axis include the demonstration
that the gut microbiome regulates the hippocampal serotonergic
system in a sex-dependent manner, findings that paved the way for
numerous lines of inquiry on the effects of the gut microbiome on neurodevelopment,
brain function, and behavior. He is regularly included in
Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list, placing him among the
world’s top one percent of researchers by citation. His current approach is
based on advancing frontier knowledge in microbiome research to yield
potential new therapeutic targets for the effective treatment of the central
nervous system and gastrointestinal disorders.