Prebiotic intake reduces the waking cortisol response and alters emotional bias in healthy volunteers.

RATIONALE: There is now compelling evidence for a link between enteric microbiota and brain function. The ingestion of probiotics modulates the processing of information that is strongly linked to anxiety and depression, and influences the neuroendocrine stress response. We have recently demonstrate...

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Main Authors: Schmidt, K, Cowen, P, Harmer, C, Tzortzis, G, Errington, S, Burnet, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014