A new study in Scientific Reports has found that the removal of certain bacteria can influence the cognitive functions of the brain.
"...removing the skin bacterial population... [indicates] a considerable improvement in attention level."
The research from the team of scientists at the National Central University, Taiwan, suggests that we may have underestimated the crucial role of the skin for our brain health.
The gut microbiome’s affect on the brain is well known, but this could be one of the first pieces of direct evidence of a “skin-brain” axis.
