Skeptic Check: The Body Electric
Big Picture Science
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The Role of Ion Channels in the Heartbeat
The heart has a special pacemaker that isn't regulated by the brain. All the cells in your heart beat in perfect synchrony thanks to these special ion channels called gap junctions. That's what keeps your heart beating for your whole life. You might still be recovering from the shock that you are essentially an electrical bag of protoplasm, but this all has implications for our health.
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