Scientists have found that when the stomach and brain are synced too strongly, it may signal worse mental health, linking anxiety, depression, and stress to an overactive gut-brain connection. The ...

With more than 100 million neurons in the digestive tract, the gut is commonly known as the "second brain" in numerous cultures, including ancient Greece, Japan, China and India, linking digestion ...

Early stress may quietly shape how the brain and gut communicate. These changes could raise the risk of long-term digestive problems.

The Institute of Medicine’s Food Forum convened a 1 ½ day public workshop with the goal to better understand and gain cross-disciplinary perspectives on the current research in neurobiology, with a ...

On July 9-10, 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s Food Forum hosted a public workshop to explore emerging and rapidly developing research on relationships among the brain, the digestive system, and ...