Gut Microbes Join the Social Network

The gut microbiome is increasingly implicated in the regulation of social behavior across model organisms. In this issue of Neuron, Sgritta et al. (2018) Sgritta M. Dooling S.W. Buffington S.A. Momin E.N. Francis M.B. Britton R.A. Costa-Mattioli M. Mechanisms underlying microbial-mediated changes in social behavior in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder. Neuron. 2018; 101 ( this issue) : 246-259 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Google Scholar examine the role of the gut microbiome in social reward circuits and sociability in three mouse models of autism spectrum disorder