The Gut-Brain Axis

<p>1. Global and Epidemiological Perspectives on Diet and Mood<br>2. Targeting the microbiota: Considerations for developing probiotics as functional foods<br>3. Food- and non-food based strategies for effective delivery of probiotics<br>4. Bioactive- and non-bioactive food constituents and their influence on the microbiome<br>5. Correlating the gut microbiome to health and disease<br>6. The microbiome and aging: Impact on health and wellbeing<br>7. Importance of the microbiota in early life and influence on future health<br>8. Utility of microbial genome sequencing in probiotic strain identification: Promises and pitfalls<br>9. Germ-Free Animals: A Key Tool in Unravelling How the Microbiota Affects Brain and Behavior<br>10. Sensitivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to the gut microbiota: Opportunities for dietary intervention<br>11. A neuroactive microbiome<br>12. The influence of diet and the gut microbiota in schizophrenia<br>13. Influence of the microbiota on the development and function of "the second brain" - the enteric nervous system <br>14. Dietary inventions and brain-gut disorders<br>15. Altering the gut microbiome for cognitive benefit?<br>16. The role of the microbiota in neurodevelopmental disorders<br>17. The role of the microbiota and potential for dietary intervention in chronic fatigue syndrome<br>18. Potential for pre - and probiotics in managing psychological symptoms associated with alcohol-dependence<br>19. Where next for dietary intetventions and the brain-gut axis?<br>20. Perspectives on targeting the microbiome in developing global populations<br>21. Regulatory considerations for the use and marketing of probiotics and functional foods<br>22. Microbiota and Metabolism</p>