A recent discovery gives new meaning to "Listening to your gut." Scientists have discovered a system of over 100 million neurons lining the digestive tracks of vertebrates, effectively giving us a "second brain" as one of the scientists called it. Though the REAL brain has over 100 BILLION neurons, this little brother still technically does the same thing. Basically, the "gut brain" seems to take care of the digestive issues, leaving the real brain to tackle things like....breathing and that kind of thing...check it out.
http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2012/01/your-stomach-has-a-mind-of-its-own-literally.html
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