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The Gut Microbiome Helps Social Skills Develop in the Brain

New research in fish suggests that gut microbes can have a crucial early influence on the brain’s social development. The post The Gut Microbiome Helps Social Skills Develop in the Brain first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Two recent papers have shown that during a critical early period of brain development, the gut’s microbiome — the assortment of bacteria that grow within in it — helps to mold a brain system that’s important for social skills later in life. Scientists found this influence in fish, but molecular and neurological evidence plausibly suggests that some form of it could also occur in mammals...

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