Vibrating capsule that measure gut-brain axis could transform clinical approaches

14 Jun 2023 — Participants in a recent study swallowed a vibrating capsule to help researchers better understand the gut-brain axis and discovered a “gastric evoked potential” – a late neural response in specific brain areas – induced by capsule stimulation. 

The method provides a novel way to measure the neural processes originating from the gut, which according to the scientists, could transform the current clinical approach.