Emeran Mayer is a physician-scientist, gastroenterologist, lecturer, author, editor, neuroscientist, and documentary filmmaker. Born in Traunstein, West Germany, he has dedicated his career to studying the intricate interactions between the mind, brain, and body, with a specific focus on bidirectional brain-gut interactions.

Mayer explores these interactions at molecular, physiological, neurobiological, and clinical levels, driven by a vision to integrate brain science into medicine.