Kevin Mitchell
@WiringTheBrain
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Neurogeneticist interested in the relations between genes, brains, and minds. Author of INNATE (2018), FREE AGENTS (2023). https://t.co/PdgAxi6myV
Dublin
Joined June 2011
"Free Agents - How Evolution Gave Us Free Will" will be out on October 3rd, from @PrincetonUPress š https://t.co/dIN022ZNRZ
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Number of humans included in studies on WiFi radiation causing mitochondrial damage or BBB opening = 0 Number of children included in studies showing vaccines do not cause autism = over 7 million
Joe Rogan: "So what do you think WiFi is doing to us? Since it's everywhere." RFK Jr: "I think it degrades your mitochondria. And it opens your blood brain barrier."
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āThere is ZERO evidence the gut microbiome causes autism.ā Every few months a new headline claims otherwise... Delighted to speak with the No. 1 Giant @WiringTheBrain to break down his new review showing why the entire microbiomeāautism story falls apart under real scrutiny.
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Going against the gut: Q&A with yours truly on the autism-microbiome theory
thetransmitter.org
A new review of 15 years of studies on the connection between the microbiome and autism reveals widespread statistical and conceptual errors.
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I have Giant News! I've been working on a FREE EBook titled "26 Neuroscience Books for 2026". Its the ultimate guide for finding your next read in Neuroscience or Biology. Featuring books from @anilkseth @pgodfreysmith @ProfDavidNutt @WiringTheBrain @joannamoncrieff
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And here's the paper: Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
cell.com
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential studies underpinning...
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Going against the gut: Q&A with yours truly on the autism-microbiome theory
thetransmitter.org
A new review of 15 years of studies on the connection between the microbiome and autism reveals widespread statistical and conceptual errors.
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Three Reasons Not to Believe in an Autism Epidemic -
journals.sagepub.com
According to some lay groups, the nation is experiencing an autism epidemicāa rapid escalation in the prevalence of autism for unknown reasons. However, no soun...
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@WiringTheBrain We need more straightforward headlines like this. State the myth in the inverse, then show why it's wrong.
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Probiotics Wonāt Cure Autism. Hereās Why The Science Doesnāt Add Up
studyfinds.org
Popular gut microbiome treatments for autism lack scientific support. Studies show probiotics likely aren't an effective autism treatment.
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No Evidence the Gut Microbiome Causes Autism - https://t.co/9HCSSQEf9T ä¾čŖ @neurosciencenew
neurosciencenews.com
Experts reviewing decades of research conclude there is no scientific evidence that the gut microbiome causes autism.
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Online now: Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism https://t.co/Fu1KyVU8Un
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I'd literally bet thousands of dollars that none of those supposed associations is robust
A review of interactions between the gut microbiome, brain and sleep disorders https://t.co/oh2DxXPmRf
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More fields deserve reviews that actually evaluate evidence. @WiringTheBrain
https://t.co/doNGLGZxtH
cell.com
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential studies underpinning...
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New paper: in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism
cell.com
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential studies underpinning...
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Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism https://t.co/MA9vNrrmuP via @WiringTheBrain et al
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āAgency in Real Timeā - Here is the recording of ECogS 2025ās remote keynote by Kevin Mitchell @WiringTheBrain He lays out the scientific world image that cognitive science has to work in - and itās characterized by āpervasive indeterminismā! https://t.co/wdFiLmCzTk
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This did seem a priori obvious to me but good that someone has written it up (most microbiome psychiatry stuff is untrustworthy for similar reasons)
New paper: in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism
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I've been a fan of @WiringTheBrain for many years and notice that he spent a lot of time criticizing epigenetics and now he's laying into gut-brain axis. š§µ 1/
the-scientist.com
Some scientists argued that autism-gut microbiome research is rife with conceptual and methodological flaws, from mouse to human studies. Microbiome researchers disagree.
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Gut-brain axis is often severely misunderstood. Gut biome cannot CAUSE autism! šš
New paper: in which we show there's really no evidence for a link between the gut microbiome and autism
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