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Without realizing it, a sixth sense could act discreetly in the depths of our belly. American scientists reveal that it could allow direct communication between the intestines and the brain.
View, smell, hearing, taste and touch are the 5 known senses of human beings. However, our sensations are much more complex. For example, we have the capacity to find ourselves in space. A meaning that seems banal but which, once lost, would lead to much more than simple balance problems.
In a new study, scientists from Duke University, in North Carolina, suggest that another, unsuspected sense may be housed in an amazing place: our intestines.
An “highway” of information between the intestines and the brain
The belly is often called “second brain”. For good reason, we have known for several years now that it contains some 500 million neurons. But it would also seem that he is intimately connected with his counterpart. According to the study, the billions of bacteria present in our intestines are not content to regulate our digestion, but also influence our (…)
