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Patty Kuo, assistant professor of child, youth and family studies
Attachment Security and the Gut-Brain Axis: A Nationwide Sample
Research Team
Principal Investigator: Patty Kuo
Co-Principal Investigators: Lorey Wheeler, Jacques Izard, Jessica Calvi
Funding Information
Funding Agency: Office of Research and Economic Development—Biomedical Research Seed Grant
Award Date: Sep 20, 2021
End Date: Sep 19, 2022
Abstract
This project explores children’s stress and health biomarkers.
To generate data, researchers will collect saliva samples for cortisol, and stool samples to study the gut-brain axis, which consists of communication between the central and the enteric nervous systems, and links the brain’s emotional and cognitive centers with peripheral intestinal functions.
Patty Kuo, assistant professor of child, youth and family studies