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Could Your Gut Influence Your Personality?
Researchers link gut microbiome to behavioural traits
Did you know that your body is comprised of nearly as many microbial cells as human cells?
And did you know that the vast majority of those microbial cells are living in your gut?
The collection of microorganisms living in your body is called the microbiome. It consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. It varies from person to person and can change over time, for example, during disease or childhood development.
The gut microbiome has been researched extensively, and scientists discovered fascinating links between this “environment within” and our digestion, metabolism, and the immune system.
New research now shows how the composition of your gut microbiome may also be related to your personality. The results were published in the March issue of the “Human Microbiome Journal”
Microbiome composition was linked with behaviour
Dr. Katerina Johnson, a researcher at Oxford University in the UK, has conducted a study examining the relationship between the human gut microbiome and behavioural traits.
