Enteric Neurons
How to Die Clever · Season 3 · Episode 5
Professor Mustache explores the surprising complexity of the digestive system, which contains a vast network of neurons sometimes compared to a small animal brain. He explains how this “second brain” in the gut works and why such comparisons, while striking, have important scientific limits.
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Season
3
Episode
5
Air Date
11/Mar/2020
Air Time
—
Runtime
3 min
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Professor Mustache explores the surprising complexity of the digestive system, which contains a vast network of neurons sometimes compared to a small animal brain. He explains how this “second brain” in the gut works and why such comparisons, while striking, have important scientific limits.
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