The intricate brain–body interaction in psychiatric and neurological diseases

Abstract

A harmonic brain–body communication is fundamental to individual wellbeing and is the basis of human cognition and behavior. In the last 2 decades, the interaction between the brain and body functioning has become a central area of study for neurologists and neuroscientists in clinical and non-clinical contexts. Indeed, brain–body axis dysfunctions occur in many psychiatric, neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. This editorial will focus on recent advances and future therapeutic perspectives for studying brain–body interactions in health and diseases.