psychobiome

Etymology

From psycho- + biome.

psychobiome means A part of the microbiome inside the human gut which is able to influence processes in the brain. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.

noun

A part of the microbiome inside the human gut which is able to influence processes in the brain.“Could this affect how people think and feel? Evidence is mounting for a link between the gut and the brain in what is termed the psychobiome—part of the microbiome—that does just that. The substances that the various bacteria, viruses and fungi produce may go directly into the bloodstream and infiltrate blood vessels, or they may stimulate the vagus nerve that connects the gut and the brain.”