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The brain in your gut

Heribert Watzke · TED

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About

Did you know you have functioning neurons in your intestines -- about a hundred million of them? Food scientist Heribert Watzke tells us about the "hidden brain" in our gut and the surprising things it makes us feel.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2010
Speaker
Heribert Watzke
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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