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| Title |
Gutsy Moves: The Amygdala as a Critical Node in Microbiota to Brain Signaling
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| Published in |
BioEssays, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1002/bies.201700172 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Caitlin S. M. Cowan, Alan E. Hoban, Ana Paula Ventura‐Silva, Timothy G. Dinan, Gerard Clarke, John F. Cryan |
| Abstract |
The amygdala is a key brain area regulating responses to stress and emotional stimuli, so improving our understanding of how it is regulated could offer novel strategies for treating disturbances in emotion regulation. As we review here, a growing body of evidence indicates that the gut microbiota may contribute to a range of amygdala-dependent brain functions from pain sensitivity to social behavior, emotion regulation, and therefore, psychiatric health. In addition, it appears that the microbiota is necessary for normal development of the amygdala at both the structural and functional levels. While further investigations are needed to elucidate the exact mechanisms of microbiota-to-amygdala communication, ultimately, this work raises the intriguing possibility that the gut microbiota may become a viable treatment target in disorders associated with amygdala dysregulation, including visceral pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, and beyond. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 169 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 27% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 8% |
| Australia | 11 | 7% |
| Canada | 10 | 6% |
| Ireland | 9 | 5% |
| Spain | 4 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2% |
| Sweden | 2 | 1% |
| Chile | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 12 | 7% |
| Unknown | 57 | 34% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 107 | 63% |
| Scientists | 41 | 24% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 17 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 243 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 243 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 39 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 35 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 7% |
| Other | 42 | 17% |
| Unknown | 49 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 45 | 19% |
| Psychology | 35 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 12% |
| Unknown | 65 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 107. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 June 2022.
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