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Your Gut Has Its Own Mind
Your gut has more neurons than your spinal cord, and it doesn't answer to your brain.
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Gut Microbiome
The gut microbiome contains 10 to 100 trillion microbes that ferment fiber, make vitamins, and influence mood via the gut-brain axis.
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Enteric nervous system
The enteric nervous system is a mesh of 500 million neurons lining your digestive tract that runs your digestion.
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Myenteric plexus
The myenteric plexus is a mesh-like network of nerve cells embedded between the muscle layers of your digestive tract.
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Vagus nerve
The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in your body, running from your brainstem down into your chest and abdomen.
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Enteroendocrine cell
Enteroendocrine cells are hormone-producing cells scattered throughout the lining of the stomach, intestines, and pancreas.
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Serotonin
Serotonin is a chemical messenger that nerve cells use to communicate with each other and with the rest of the body.