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This project investigates the gut-brain axis in free-living horses, focusing on how the gut microbiome influences behavior and stress physiology. Using long-term data from the Sable Island Horse Project, it aims to uncover the genetic and environmental factors affecting social behavior and stress responses.
The ‘gut-brain axis’ comprises bidirectional communication pathways that mediate physiology and behaviour.
Laboratory studies have shown the gut microbiome – the microorganismal community inside the gastro-intestinal tract – is part of this axis, exchanging metabolites that modify social behaviour, anxiety and stress.
In turn, microbiomes can themselves be altered by host stress and social context.
What remains unclear is whether, and to what extent, the gut-brain axis modulates behavioural and…
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Canada, Calgary Alberta
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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