You’re faced with a big decision so your second brain provides what’s normally referred to as ‘gut instinct’, but how did this sensation reach you before it was too late? In a new study in the eNeuro journal, Professor Nick Spencer’s laboratory has identified a particular type of neuron in the gut wall that communicates signals to other neurons near the spinal cord and up to the brain.
Source: Rely on gut feeling? New research identifies how second brain in gut communicates