How the Gut Microbe Affects the Brain and Mind
A Boy with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / The Link Between Microbes and the Brain / Gut Microbes and Memory / Cognitive and Physiological Impact of Microbes / Gut Microbes and Behavior / Neurotransmitters Produced by Bacteria / Microbiota, Antibiotics, and Autism / Microbiota and Human Health A few days ago, my eldest child shared a highly interesting YouTube video titled “How the Gut Microbe Affects the Brain and Mind,” published by the channel What I've Learned. (It was posted on February 19, 2018, and runs for 13 minutes and 22 seconds.) It felt too valuable to watch alone, so I made time to summarize it. I’ve long suspected that certain microorganisms might influence not only the human body but also our mental and emotional states. I do not mean in the general sense of psychological damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but rather in the more direct form of microbes affecting the brain and mind. After watching this video, that idea feel...