Neurological diseases such as dementia and depression are big social issues and therapeutic medical approaches for these diseases have not been established yet. In addition to medication, cognitive performance and stress resilience are important for the quality of life (QOL), health management, and medical cost reduction in society. Recent research elucidates the importance of brain-gut axis on the brain and mental health. Brain health is strongly associated with the stimulation from the gut via some routes such as vagal nerve, hormone and immune systems. In particular, vagal nerve activation can immediately stimulate the brain’s condition and vagal nerve stimulation is not only from the gut, but also sensory organs associated with the nerve including sense of smell and taste and skin. There are various approaches to modulating the vagal nerve such as microbiome modulation, nutritional ingredients and transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation, which all have a potential for preventive and therapeutic effects on neurological and psychiatric diseases. These approaches are also beneficial for healthy adults to improve their QOL in addition to the therapeutic effectiveness.
The current topic aims to shed light on the progress made in the past decade in the activation and modulation of the vagal nerve for the brain and mental health. This article collection will inspire, inform, and provide direction and guidance to researchers in this research field.
This topic accepts the following article types: clinical trial, pre-clinical research and review articles.
Topic editors Dr. Yasuhisa Ano and Dr. Takafumi Fukuda are affiliated with Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. All other Topic Editors declare no competing interests with regards to the Research Topic subject.
Keywords:
Brain gut axis, Cognitive function, Cognitive Performance, Mental health, Microbiome, Neurological disorders, Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation, Vagal nerve
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Neurological diseases such as dementia and depression are big social issues and therapeutic medical approaches for these diseases have not been established yet. In addition to medication, cognitive performance and stress resilience are important for the quality of life (QOL), health management, and medical cost reduction in society. Recent research elucidates the importance of brain-gut axis on the brain and mental health. Brain health is strongly associated with the stimulation from the gut via some routes such as vagal nerve, hormone and immune systems. In particular, vagal nerve activation can immediately stimulate the brain’s condition and vagal nerve stimulation is not only from the gut, but also sensory organs associated with the nerve including sense of smell and taste and skin. There are various approaches to modulating the vagal nerve such as microbiome modulation, nutritional ingredients and transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation, which all have a potential for preventive and therapeutic effects on neurological and psychiatric diseases. These approaches are also beneficial for healthy adults to improve their QOL in addition to the therapeutic effectiveness.
The current topic aims to shed light on the progress made in the past decade in the activation and modulation of the vagal nerve for the brain and mental health. This article collection will inspire, inform, and provide direction and guidance to researchers in this research field.
This topic accepts the following article types: clinical trial, pre-clinical research and review articles.
Topic editors Dr. Yasuhisa Ano and Dr. Takafumi Fukuda are affiliated with Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. All other Topic Editors declare no competing interests with regards to the Research Topic subject.
Keywords:
Brain gut axis, Cognitive function, Cognitive Performance, Mental health, Microbiome, Neurological disorders, Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation, Vagal nerve
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.