Gut Microbes Could be a Way to Treat Some Neurological Disorders Researchers and clinicians have often studied genes that affect the function and development of the brain to explain neurological disorders. While we know that gene expression and variations in genetic sequences are important to human health, we're gaining a better appreciation of the influence of the gut microbiome on our biology. All of the microbes in the gut also have their own genomes, which affect us in different ways, and the gut also has a special, direct connection to the brain known as the gut-brain axis. Researchers have now used a mouse model of behavioral problems to show how gut microbes may one day be a way to treat some neurological disorders. The work has been reported in