psychobiome

plural psychobiomes

1. A part of the microbiome inside the human gut which is able to influence processes in the brain.

   The psychobiomes that exert a clinical effect through endocrine agents associated with the control of neuroinflammation and the generation of neurotransmitter precursors are identified by the correlations between modified gut microorganisms and MDD [21,22].

   2023 December 28, Jihee Choi, Jong-Hoon Kim, Miey Park, Hae-Jeung Lee, “Effects of Flavonoid-Rich Orange Juice Intervention on Major Depressive Disorder in Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial”, in Nutrients, volume 15, number 1, Basel: MDPI, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, →PMID, page 2

   1 more example

   Could this affect how people think and feel? Evidence is mounting for a link between the gut and the brain in what is termed the psychobiome—part of the microbiome—that does just that. The substances that the various bacteria, viruses and fungi produce may go directly into the bloodstream and infiltrate blood vessels, or they may stimulate the vagus nerve that connects the gut and the brain.

   2022 December 20, “How food affects the mind, as well as the body”, in The Economist, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2023