I'm not a doctor or neuroscientist either, but from what I gather it is indeed significant. It potentially makes the link between the brain and the body chemic

I'm not a doctor or neuroscientist either, but from what I gather it is indeed significant. It potentially makes the link between the brain and the body chemically study-able. Up to now there's always been the assumption of a brain/blood barrier stopping much of the chemical transfers. Now it appears there's a mechanism that might bypass that. Again, this is just what I gather from reading. I have no special expertise.