Sentences with phrase «affect brain functions through»

Gut microorganisms can affect brain functions through the vagus nerve; after a vagotomy, the microorganisms will not be able to regulate behaviors.

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Disordered stress reactivity can be established as a pattern for life not only in the brain with the stress response system (Bremmer et al, 1998), but also in the body through the vagus nerve, a nerve that affects functioning in multiple systems (e.g., digestion).

The findings suggest more subtle forms of brain injury, such as concussion, may adversely affect HPO [hypothalamic - pituitary - ovarian] axis function (this governs the menstrual cycle) and therefore menstrual cycles through a number of proposed mechanisms leading to disrupted gonadotropin secretion, according to the article.

After providing an overview of the environmental and dietary influences that affect brain function in Part I, in Part II the book, Dr. Hyman takes us on a tour de force journey through the seven core systems — nutrition, hormones, immune function, digestion, detoxification, energy metabolism, and mind - body — that not only deeply answers this question, but enables effective individualized treatment as each chapter opens with a quiz to help identify where the patient is out of balance.

It is now thought that, through this pathway, microbiota can affect behaviour and modulate brain plasticity and cognitive function.