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A call for mapping the development of the microbiota-gut-brain axis during human infancy

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Abstract We argue for the importance of looking at the microbiota-gut-brain axis from a human developmental perspective. For this purpose, we first briefly highlight emerging research with infants attesting that… Click to show full abstract

Abstract We argue for the importance of looking at the microbiota-gut-brain axis from a human developmental perspective. For this purpose, we first briefly highlight emerging research with infants attesting that the microbiome plays a role in early brain and cognitive development. We then discuss the use of developmentally informed humanized mouse models and implications of microbiome research that go beyond probiotic administration.

Keywords: microbiota gut; axis human; gut brain; brain axis; brain

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2019

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