Professor Y.C. Tsai, Ph.D.,  —

The organ with the second largest number of nerve cells besides your brain is your gut. Often called the “2nd brain”, the enteric nervous system connects to the central nervous system via the vagus nerve and other pathways. This so-called gut-brain axis (GBA) enables two-way communication between the brain and…

Your intestinal tract is home to the gut microbiome. These trillions of micro-organisms aid digestion and help maintain a healthy gastrointestinal (GI) tract. But they can also have more far-reaching effects because of the intimate connection between gut and brain. This means that when the gut microbiome is unbalanced, it…