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Second brain
      05/17/07 09:36 AM
Syl

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The gut is often referred to as the body's second brain. It is intimately connected to our brain/mind via neurotransmitters and hormones.

Here is an interesting article that was published in the New York Times (2005) The other brain also deals with many woes

There is a neat audio presentation from a moment in science on The creature with the extra brain in its gut

Here is an exerpt from Dr. Gershon excellent book The second brain:The Scientific Basis of Gut Instinct and a Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine

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