Stress and your second brain. August 1, 2024 at 9:41 AM. ... A 2021 journal review reports that as many as 60% of people who are anxious and depressed also have intestinal issues.

There's a "second brain" in your stomach. It influences your mood, what you eat, the kinds of diseases you get, as well as the decisions you make. And you thought it was all in your head!

🧬 The mechanosensitivity of our "second brain" revealed. ... Published in the Journal of Experimental Physiology, this work highlights a new particularity of the enteric nervous system.

"The way we looked at Essential Space is almost as a second brain or a journal," says Akis Evangelidis, one of the founders of Nothing.

Behind all the flash, AI is quietly removing the intellectual itch, the false starts, the second guessing, all those difficult mental activities that accompany brain work.

According to new calculations that were published in a recent entry into the scientific journal Neuron, the human brain processes a thought at just 10 bits per second, which is remarkably slow ...

Here’s how having a healthy gut can improve your body’s reaction to stress and anxiety.