The impact of the oral microbiome on our mental health and decision making
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https://doi.org/10.58445/rars.107Keywords:
microbiome, oral health, Mental health, publiAbstract
Worldwide, cases of mental illnesses have been on the rise largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While multiple factors such as the environment, genetics, and childhood experiences are known to impact mental illness in humans, a large growing body of literature has recently focused on the microbes that inhabit our bodies. This article focuses on how the oral microbiome develops, how bacteria communicate with our environment and brains, and how these interactions impact our mental health and decision-making processes.
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