The Gut-Brain Axis: Dietary, Probiotic, and Prebiotic Interventions on the Microbiota examines the potential for microbial manipulation as a therapeutic avenue in central nervous system disorders in which an altered microbiota has been implicated, and explores the mechanisms, sometimes common, by which the microbiota may contribute to such disorders.Focuses on specific areas in which the microbiota has been implicated in gut-brain communicationExamines common mechanisms and pathways by which the microbiota may influence brain and behaviorIdentifies novel therapeutic strategies targeted toward the microbiota in the management of brain activity and behavior