Call for papers - Gut-brain axis

Guest Editors

Yu Fu, PhD, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
Wenwen Zeng, PhD, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 16 December 2024

BMC Neuroscience is calling for submissions to a new Collection focused on the gut-brain axis–the network of communication between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system. This Collection seeks to enhance our understanding of how the gut-brain axis affects brain function, behavior, and overall health.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Yu Fu, PhD, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore

Dr Yu Fu is the current Deputy Divisional Director and a Senior Principal Investigator of the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology of A*STAR in Singapore. He was trained in neuroscience at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory followed by a postdoctoral training at UCSF. In 2015, he started his lab at A*STAR with the support of the prestigious A*STAR Investigatorship. His research focuses on neural mechanisms of feeding regulation and has been awarded EMBO Global Investigatorship and NRF Investigatorship.

Wenwen Zeng, PhD, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Institute for Immunology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Dr Wenwen Zeng obtained her PhD degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. She then pursued postdoc training in Genentech Inc. and Rockefeller University. Her group at Tsinghua University is working on the brain-body interaction in regulating energy balance and the neuroimmune response.

About the Collection

BMC Neuroscience is calling for submissions to a new Collection focused on the gut-brain axis–the network of communication between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system. This Collection seeks to enhance our understanding of how the gut-brain axis affects brain function, behavior, and overall health.

Understanding the gut-brain axis is crucial to unraveling the complex interplay between our physiological and psychological well-being. This connection holds the key to determining the origins of various neurological and psychiatric conditions. Interdisciplinary research into the gut-brain axis has illuminated the influence of gut microbiota on neurotransmitter synthesis, immune response modulation, and even behavioral phenotypes. Delving deeper into this relationship, the potential exists to uncover novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets, potentially revolutionizing treatment approaches for a wide array of disorders and use the power of the gut-brain connection for improved mental health and neurological resilience.

We invite original research articles and methodological papers that investigate various aspects of the gut-brain axis, including, but not limited to:

Cross-talk between gut microbiota and the immune system
Tryptophan metabolism in gut-brain communication
Vagus nerve signaling in the gut-brain axis
Enteric nervous system function in homeostasis
Impact of microbial metabolites on brain health
Gut-brain axis in neurological disorders
Role of gut microbiota in maintaining brain function
Neuroendocrine influences on microbial composition
Immune system-mediated crosstalk in gut-brain communication

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There are currently no articles in this collection.

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Gut-brain axis" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.