For more than a century, scientists have treated the brain as the undisputed command center of human evolution, with the rest ...

The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbiome, can exert a profound influence on the human body, and ...

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Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

Earlier research from Amato’s lab found that gut microbes from primates with larger brains produce more energy when ...

Northwestern University research has provided direct experimental evidence that gut microbes influence brain function and ...

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A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...