This lecture will cover the role of bacteria in your gut and the way they influence how you experience emotion. It will also explain how important the gut microbiome is to overall health and how the vagus nerve connects mind and gut.
Upon completion, participants should be able to:
- Identify general anatomy and physiology of the brain and gut
- Explain interconnections between the brain and gut
- Identify types of bacteria
- Explain the role of bacteria in affective states
- Describe the role of mitochondria with regard to the gut microbiodome
- Discuss possible corrective measures
Course includes:
- The diencephalon, mesencephalon
- Origin of vagus with innervations
- Gut anatomy
- Role of endocrine system and emotion
- Role of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
- The brain/gut interconnections
- Schizophrenia exhibits less diverse organisms
- Modulation of the glutamate-glutamine-GABA cycle
- Role of the vagus nerve
- Vagus discriminates between pathogenic and non pathogenic bacteria
- Vagus nerve by virtue of non pathogenic bacteria uses afferent signals to allow GABA to be released
- Anti and pro inflammatory responses via bacteria
- Endo endocrine cells of gut villi synapse with the vagus nerve
- Sense mechanical, chemical, and thermal stimuli
- These stimuli are converted in tiny electrical pulses
- Stimulate afferent vagal neurons to brain
- Gut milieu influences the brain
- Gut pathogens can also influence the brain
