Until now, it was thought that everything related to our feelings, emotions, and thoughts—in short, our behavior— depended on the mind, which many doctors still mistakenly consider to be synonymous with the brain.
That is why neurologists' studies focus on the brain (they consider the spinal cord to be a mere appendage whose function is simply to conduct afferent nerve impulses from the brain to the rest of the body and efferent impulses from the rest of the body to the brain using what are known as neural fibers).
In short, it is a kind of central computer from which a complex and very long "wiring" system transmits information to the entire body and, in turn, collects it, including information from external stimuli.
However, this simplistic model falls apart when two fundamental issues are taken into account that have little to do with brain neurons: the existence of an enteric nervous system or digestive brain —popularly known as the second brain—and the existence of nearly a hundred different types of neurotransmitters that travel through our body along with the blood, carrying information from one place to another, which are not only generated in the brain areas and neuronal synapses but also in many of the body's non-nervous cells. Despite their name, neurotransmitters are not exclusive to the nervous system. And most importantly, virtually all cells in the body have receptors for neurotransmitters (even sperm have serotonin receptors!).
Emotional states and non-rational nervous processes are greatly influenced by the enteric nervous system, or second brain, which is responsible for controlling the gastrointestinal system thanks to its 100 million neurons.
This means that most cells in the body are capable of exchanging information, communicating with each other, and acting accordingly, independently of the brain and central nervous system.
Well, one of the most studied neurotransmitters involved in many important aspects of our lives is serotonin, which is now considered one of the keys to human behavior. That is why it is the basis for most of the drugs used by psychiatrists, and its abundance is considered a sign of health.
It is therefore time to acknowledge something that many people are unaware of: 95% of this neurotransmitter is produced in the intestines!
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