59. Probiotics and the Maternal Brain

About this episode

This episode discusses research on how probiotic treatment affects the maternal gut–microbiota–brain axis.

Welcome to another episode of Mommy Brain Revisited ! In this episode, I’m joined by Prof. Joseph Lonstein (Michigan State University) to talk about our recent research on how probiotic treatment shapes the maternal gut–microbiota–brain axis. This work—published in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology as part of the Parental Brain Special Issue —explores how reproductive experience influences the effects of Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus HN001 on gut microbiota and hippocampal plasticity in female rats: 📖 Citation: Pawluski JL, Kacimi K, Zhang C, Guillot L, Guidice AL, Charlier TD, Lonstein JS. Reproductive experience influences the effects of Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus HN001 on gut microbiota and hippocampal plasticity in female rats. J Neuroendocrinol. 2025 Jul 22:e70068. doi: 10.1111/jne.70068 The Journal of Neuroendocrinology (owned by the British Society for Neuroendocrinology) is the go-to international journal for neuroendocrine research, with an Impact Factor of 4.1 and a CiteScore of 7.9. Learn more here: Journal website . Stay tuned for more episodes in collaboration with the Parental Brain Special Issue at Mommy Brain Revisited ! 🎵 Music: Luna Wave – “All In My Head”…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jodi Pawluski

Guest: Prof. Joseph Lonstein

Topics covered

• probiotics
• maternal brain
• gut microbiota
• hippocampal plasticity
• reproductive experience

Keywords

• probiotics
• maternal brain
• gut microbiota
• hippocampal plasticity
• Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus HN001

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michigan State University

Products: Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus HN001

Books & works: Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Parental Brain Special Issue

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