That knot in the stomach before a big presentation isn't just anxiety—it's a sophisticated neural network firing signals independent of conscious thought. The enteric nervous system, a mesh of 200–600 ...

Scientists have found that when the stomach and brain are synced too strongly, it may signal worse mental health, linking anxiety, depression, and stress to an overactive gut-brain connection. The ...

In ‘body-first’ Parkinson’s disease, misfolded proteins propagate from the gut’s nervous system to the brain. Immune-cell activity seems to play a key part in this spread. The disease is diagnosed ...