The Microbiome Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science Series

Preface Lora Kasselman 1. Microbiome and motor neuron diseases Sugato Banerjee 2. Intervention, prevention, and the brain: prebiotics, probiotics, and fecal transplants Raja Mazumder 3. The microbiota-gut-brain axis: focus on the fundamental communication pathways Cristina Giaroni 4. Microbiome composition and locations Eugene B. Chang

This volume is appropriate for clinicians, researchers and inquisitive lay persons interested in learning more about how the gut influences personality, mental health, and cognition. It may be of particular interest for gastroenterologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and neurologists.

• Provides a comprehensive review of the bidirectional interactions between gut microbes and the brain
• Includes data across the lifespan
• Focuses on microbiome related therapies with broad appeal within, and beyond, the medical and scientific community