Gut Instinct (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Gut Instinct

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NIH-funded researchers found that gut bacteria may control movements. Germ-free flies were hyperactive speedwalkers but treatment with a bacterium slowed them down.

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