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When danger lurks, instinct keeps us safe. It compels us to run from a burning building or wrestle a knife-wielding attacker ...

Communication between the body and the nervous system is called interoception and it allows the brain to sense internal states, such as hunger, pain, or heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important ...

Brain cells are increasingly being found outside the brain, and now researchers have identified specific neurons in the abdomen that control some aspects of digestion. Not all brain cells are found in ...

Most people think of the gut as a digestive organ. Something that processes food, absorbs nutrients, and occasionally causes ...

Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

A recent study published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that the brain is more mechanically connected to the body than ...

For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion. The finding, reported in the journal Nature, ...