“Friendly” bacteria like Bifidobacterium could play a role in brain development DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
A lack of “good bacteria” in childhood could be permanently changing the way the brain is wired up – at least if they affect people the same way they do mice.
Changes in our gut bacteria have been implicated in several mental health disorders, such as schizophrenia and depression, but it’s unclear whether these differences actually cause the problems or are knock-on effects. Now a lack of certain bacteria has been found to cause faulty patterns of connections between brain cells in rodents.
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