Cryan to lecture at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas

16 Feb 2016

The Dallas Morning News interviews Prof Cryan in advance of his lecture at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas. The final lecture of “The Brain: An Owner’s Guide” series.

“We personify our emotions in our gut, “not only does our gut influence our brain, but our brain influences our gut, ”he explains to Lesley Barker of The Dallas Morning News. “This is a very exciting area, it’s really life changing. There’s a paradigm shift in brain health. In the future, we may be able to manage stress by targeting something in our guts”.

The Dallas Morning News full interview link here http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20160215-how-do-bacteria-in-your-gut-influence-your-emotions.ece

Professor Cryan will deliver his lecture 'A Gut Feeling About the Brain: The Microbiome as a Key Regulator of Neurodevelopment and Behavior' on February 23rd  at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas. Prof Cryan's lecture is sold out. It will be live-streamed at www.utdallas.edu/ mediaservices/webcasts and available afterward at https://www.youtube.com/user/CenterforBrainHealth.

For more information on “The Brain: An Owner’s Guide,” visit brainhealth.utdallas.edu.