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we probably underestimate the complexity of the nervous system to a profound degree. just in terms of low-hanging fruit in that category, not most people know
by tessierashpool 3y ago
we probably underestimate the complexity of the nervous system to a profound degree.
just in terms of low-hanging fruit in that category, not most people know this, but the gut contains a "brain" on the level of a frog's brain, which is more reasonably understood as a specialized brain-like digestion processing management unit. similar to the way computers have CPUs and GPUs, humans have brains and stomach brains.
there's evidence that female humans may also have a third "brain" which performs similar specialized processing for the uterus, but I don't remember if that was ever fully proven.