Can bacteria make you happier?

Being in frequent contact with a type of bacteria that lives on earth helps improve the learning , improve the mood and reduces the anxiety , according to studies Sage Colleges in Troy, New York and the University of Bristol , UK.

According to the researchers, cow dung commonly found in soil and soil (parks, gardens, fields, etc.), has a type of bacteria called Mycobaterium vaccae, which, when inhaled, increases the neurons and increases the levels of serotonin .
 

Dorothy Matthews, professor at The Sage Colleges and director of the study published in the magazine Neuroscience, explains that this microbe stimulates the neurons of the prefrontal cortex of the human brain to release serotonin , the neurotransmitter of happiness and well-being , which puts us in a very good mood.

In experiments with mice, according to the BBC, they found that this bacteria can even improve the ability of learning because it stimulates the growth of certain related neurons. So, during the tests, the mice fed with this type of bacteria showed a greater intelligence and his movements became faster.

Also, other experiments performed with mice fed with this bacterium, show that these animals had lower levels of anxiety , as in the study of Christopher Lowry, neuroscientist at the University of Bristol , according to very interesting

Matthews and his team found that "infected animals moved faster through labyrinths and suffered less anxiety, so it has an effect similar to the drug Prozac. We can speculate that it would be good to program in the schools a type of learning outdoors to acquire new skills. "

In this sense, scientists consider that exposure to Mycobacterium vaccae It can work as an antidepressant, because it stimulates the generation of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain.

For the above, the possibility of creating some therapy or medication based on this type of bacteria and derivatives to treat the anxiety , depression , panic attacks and eating disorders.

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