This review proposes combining transcranial electrical stimulation and to support in stressed military personnel.
Evidence
The evidence is a narrative review and theoretical intervention framework drawing on microbiota-brain-gut axis mechanisms, tES neuromodulation, and FMT concepts.
Caveat
The abstract presents a proposed dual-pathway strategy rather than tested clinical outcomes in military personnel.
Simplified
This review explores novel strategies for enhancing in military personal under stress, based on the interaction mechanisms of the microbiota-brain-gut axis. Military stress often triggers emotional fluctuations, cognitive decline, and physiological dysregulation, significantly impairing both mental health and combat performance. Existing research has primarily focused on psychological remediation, with insufficient attention paid to physiological mechanisms-particularly brain-gut interactions in emotion regulation. This paper proposes a dual-mode intervention strategy combining "top-down" and "bottom-up" approaches. On one hand, non-invasive neuromodulation techniques such as transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) are used to precisely regulate emotion-related brain regions, enabling immediate mitigation of negative emotions. On the other hand, (FMT) is employed to restore gut microbial balance, thereby modulating neurotransmitter production and central nervous function via the gut-brain axis to enhance long-term emotional stability. Ultimately, we propose an integrated intervention combining tES and FMT, which addresses both acute emotional control and sustained regulation. This approach offers a promising theoretical and practical framework for enhancing emotion regulation, safeguarding psychological health, and maintaining combat effectiveness in high-stress military environments.
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