Do gut microbes control your personality? | Kathleen McAuliffe

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🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into new research that suggests certain bacteria in your gut can influence major parts of who you are, from your personality to life-changing neurological disorders. Learn more about how this emerging science could change how we treat disease — and discover the impact of your internal microbial makeup on your mood, weight and more.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily.
0:10.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:12.0	Today we're going to talk about gut bacteria. to Ted Talks Daily, I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:12.7	Today we're going to talk about gut bacteria.
0:15.4	Very Ted, right?
0:17.0	Well, our gut bacteria has far-reaching effects,
0:20.0	even on our mental states.
0:21.9	In her 2023 talk from TEDX Marshall U,
0:25.0	science communicator Kathleen McAuliffe
0:27.3	explains the bacteria brain connection
0:30.2	and how understanding it better
0:32.0	could mean treating a wide range of mental illnesses.
0:35.0	After a break.
0:39.0	We've been debating the question forever.
0:41.0	Is there such a thing as free will? Am I captain of my ship, master of my
0:48.1	own destiny? I'm no philosopher. Biology is my realm and from where I stand there is clearly more than one of us at the helm.
0:58.0	I'm referring to the fact that half the cells in your body do not contain your own DNA.
1:04.0	They belong to bacteria, protozoa, fungi,
1:08.0	and other unicellular creatures.
1:12.0	These tiny tenants, collectively known as our
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