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. 2025 Oct;48(10):726-727.
doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2025.09.001. Epub 2025 Sep 9.

Stomach-brain synchronisation is associated with poorer mental health

Edwin S Dalmaijer  1
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Stomach-brain synchronisation is associated with poorer mental health

Edwin S Dalmaijer. Trends Neurosci. 2025 Oct.
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Abstract

In common parlance, 'being in touch with your body' is often used positively. However, in a recent study, Banellis, Rebollo, and colleagues show that better stomach-brain synchronisation is actually associated with increased anxiety and depression scores. These findings add an interesting dimension to debates on the role of interoception in mental health.

Keywords: anxiety; depression; disgust; electrogastrography; gut–brain axis; interoception.

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Declaration of interests The author declares no competing interests.