noun
gut-brain connection; gut-brain axis
Physiology term for the bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain.
脳腸相関の研究が進んでいる。
Research on the gut-brain axis is advancing.
ストレスが腸に影響するのは脳腸相関によるものだ。
Stress affects the gut through the gut-brain connection.
Compound of 脳 (brain), 腸 (intestines), and 相関 (correlation). A modern scientific term.