I want to start with two things before we get into the science.
The first is a recommendation. Scott C. Anderson wrote a book called The Psychobiotic Revolution alongside the researchers who are actually doing this work, and it’s one of the best accessible looks at this science I’ve come across. He’s also on Substack, and I’ll link one of his pieces below. Please go read him and pick up his book if this topic grabs you. He’s the real deal!
The second thing I want you to know is that this article came directly out of my DSc coursework. I actually requested this topic specifically because I knew it was something I didn’t understand well enough, and I needed the structure of a formal literature review to make myself do the work. I’m not an expert on psychobiotics. (I’m truthfully not an expert in anything, but that’s besides the point) I went looking, I read the research, and I’m sharing what I found. I’ve edited it here to make it a bit more digestible for this format, and once I get my g…
