| The Neuroscience of the Gut 2025-08-30 science papers > The microbe-free animals were more active and, in specific behavioral tests, were less anxious than microbe-colonized mice. > They found that colonizing an adult germ-free animal with normal gut bacteria had no effect on their behavior. However, if germ free animals were colonized early in life, these effects could be reversed. This suggests that there is a critical period in the development of the brain when the bacteria are influential. |
| Evidence for sugar addiction Behavioral and neurochemical effects of intermittent, excessive sugar intake (Nicole M. Avena, Pedro Rada, and Bartley G. Hoebel) 2024-08-23 blogging papers philosophy Lendo um paper sobre relação entre açúcar e o comportamento de vício em outras drogas. > “Food addiction” seems plausible because brain pathways that evolved to respond to natural rewards are also activated by addictive drugs. |