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by this logic, with humans having millions of neurons in other parts of the body, such as the gut, we may have consciousness spread out over the body, not just
by officialjunk 4y ago
by this logic, with humans having millions of neurons in other parts of the body, such as the gut, we may have consciousness spread out over the body, not just the brain.
- cscheid 4y agoAntonio Damasio is a neuroscientist who's done work in the area, and has decent popsci books about this idea. I read the older ones, "Descartes' Error" and "The Feeling of What Happens", and they're fun, good reads. Apparently he's written more on the subject as well.
- coldtea 4y agoNot sure about consciousness, but some of its processing is a given, the gut is even called a "second brain" by scientists in related fields.
- ianmcgowan 4y agoPerhaps there's a reason for the cliches - "go with your gut", "what is your gut telling you?". It's pretty common to feel like some emotions (anxiety, excitement, shame) are radiating from the gut. Maybe there is actually a physiological link for certain base emotions?
- practice9 4y agoIt's common for meditation practitioners to relax their body (relax tense muscles) in order to gain access to calmer states of mind
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