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Daily Archives: November 10, 2010

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TED Talk: What Does the "Second Brain" in Your Gut Do?

Brain Videos, Neuroscience, TedTalkBy Marghi MerzenichNovember 10, 2010Leave a comment

About 9 months ago, we wrote about the “second brain” in your gut–the mass of neurons found in your intestine that you may not have even known about. In this talk, from food scientist Heribert Watzke, explains why evolutionarily we have this second brain in our gut, what it means, and what it does. It…

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