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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5790591/There-second-BRAIN-located-bowel.html
There is a 'second BRAIN' located in the bowel: Scientists discover it synchronises your intestines and helps pass waste out of our bodies
- Our bowels have a second brain, and scientists now understand how it works
- An Australian team discovered how electric charges help pass waste in the gut
- These electrical waves are synchronised and coordinated by this second brain
The human body has a 'second brain' located in its bowel, and scientists now understand the intricate way it works.
The Enteric Nervous System (ENS) has a collection of millions of neurons that control movement in our intestines. But the exact mechanism it uses has eluded scientists - until now.
A team from Flinders University in Australia has investigated it and discovered how electrical charges in our gut work to pass waste through our lower guts and out of our bodies.
It transpires that the 'second brain' works by pulsing electrical waves down through the gut, which are synchronised to help the bowel pass waste.