The Mind v the Brain
The Infinite Monkey Cage
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Is the Gut a Neurotransmitter?
People say the gut has its own mind. Is that complete nonsense? Or is there some truth in that? Andi, the estimation is you got something about thesize of a cat's brain throuwh out your gut. I choud explain how they found that out withota cue ot to do thatsor it was a dodgy pubiyou si agoand lookn at the gut. Now, hopefully brain, i knew there was something lodged in there. It's certainly the casea you've got potential for neural properties elsewhere in the body. So for example, seratoni, which is very important in your brain, is produced in massive amounts in your gut. Thats
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