Comments on: The Enteric Nervous System, Our Gastrointestinal Overlord http://doomsdaylabs.com/2008/12/the-enteric-nervous-system-our-gastrointestinal-overlord/ A humor blog about technology, philosophy, culture, design, passion, and the apocalypse. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:37:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Thoughfully Vikram http://doomsdaylabs.com/2008/12/the-enteric-nervous-system-our-gastrointestinal-overlord/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Thoughfully Vikram Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:01:26 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=57#comment-196 <strong>Muse on everything down here - April 15, 2009 Blog...</strong> Welcome to the April 15, 2009 edition of muse on everything down here. This time there was an overwhelming response on varied topics. I am excited to publish the articles and happy to be a part of the blogcarnival family. Take a look at them and dwel..... Muse on everything down here – April 15, 2009 Blog…

Welcome to the April 15, 2009 edition of muse on everything down here. This time there was an overwhelming response on varied topics. I am excited to publish the articles and happy to be a part of the blogcarnival family. Take a look at them and dwel…..

]]> By: World’s ugliest love triangle: Vicious duel over Pena, 75 « Super Information Around The World http://doomsdaylabs.com/2008/12/the-enteric-nervous-system-our-gastrointestinal-overlord/comment-page-1/#comment-89 World’s ugliest love triangle: Vicious duel over Pena, 75 « Super Information Around The World Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:33:41 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=57#comment-89 [...] The Enteric Nervous System, Our Gastrointestinal Overlord [...] [...] The Enteric Nervous System, Our Gastrointestinal Overlord [...]

]]> By: Wednesday Round Up #50 « Neuroanthropology http://doomsdaylabs.com/2008/12/the-enteric-nervous-system-our-gastrointestinal-overlord/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Wednesday Round Up #50 « Neuroanthropology Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:43:49 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=57#comment-65 [...] Lab, The Enteric Nervous System, Our Gastrointestinal Overlord One billion neurons at work! Brings new light to the old adage, The way to a man’s heart is [...] [...] Lab, The Enteric Nervous System, Our Gastrointestinal Overlord One billion neurons at work! Brings new light to the old adage, The way to a man’s heart is [...]

]]> By: Carnival of Evolution #8 (Part Two) - Biochemicalsoul http://doomsdaylabs.com/2008/12/the-enteric-nervous-system-our-gastrointestinal-overlord/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Carnival of Evolution #8 (Part Two) - Biochemicalsoul Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:24:08 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=57#comment-39 [...] you can muse on how the “second brain” in our belly is actually the first one we evolved, as expounded upon at Doomsday Labs. [...] [...] you can muse on how the “second brain” in our belly is actually the first one we evolved, as expounded upon at Doomsday Labs. [...]

]]> By: Susan Kuchinskas http://doomsdaylabs.com/2008/12/the-enteric-nervous-system-our-gastrointestinal-overlord/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Susan Kuchinskas Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:42:30 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=57#comment-30 Another interesting and spooking thing about that brain in the gut is that it also secretes and absorbs neurochemicals -- the same chemicals that activate the brain systems for, for example, love. Yes, the gut is full of oxytocin receptors. And oxytocin, the "hormone of love", also is responsible for feelings of satiety, especially after a fatty meal. Another intriguing nugget: Kerstin Uvnas Moberg is the scientist who first identified oxytocin's calming effects. When she blocked CCK, a substance secreted during digestion, in baby lambs, they "forgot" their bonds with their mothers. Another interesting and spooking thing about that brain in the gut is that it also secretes and absorbs neurochemicals — the same chemicals that activate the brain systems for, for example, love. Yes, the gut is full of oxytocin receptors. And oxytocin, the “hormone of love”, also is responsible for feelings of satiety, especially after a fatty meal.

Another intriguing nugget: Kerstin Uvnas Moberg is the scientist who first identified oxytocin’s calming effects. When she blocked CCK, a substance secreted during digestion, in baby lambs, they “forgot” their bonds with their mothers.

]]> By: Alicja http://doomsdaylabs.com/2008/12/the-enteric-nervous-system-our-gastrointestinal-overlord/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Alicja Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:06:34 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=57#comment-16 Hah! I knew it! No wonder it made so much sense to call my cat the Walking Stomach. I always figured it was more critical than all those other silly physiological functions. Hah! I knew it!
No wonder it made so much sense to call my cat the Walking Stomach. I always figured it was more critical than all those other silly physiological functions.

]]> By: Cake: A Tale of Cryptic Confectionery in Three Acts | Doomsday Labs http://doomsdaylabs.com/2008/12/the-enteric-nervous-system-our-gastrointestinal-overlord/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Cake: A Tale of Cryptic Confectionery in Three Acts | Doomsday Labs Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:30:37 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=57#comment-8 [...] for a muffin, a donut, or a custard tart. But I digress. On this day it wanted some cake and, well, who am I to argue? The confection in [...] [...] for a muffin, a donut, or a custard tart. But I digress. On this day it wanted some cake and, well, who am I to argue? The confection in [...]

]]> By: Trishna http://doomsdaylabs.com/2008/12/the-enteric-nervous-system-our-gastrointestinal-overlord/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Trishna Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:03:30 +0000 http://doomsdaylabs.com/?p=57#comment-2 Is that why my desire for chocolate overrules my common sense? Is that why my desire for chocolate overrules my common sense?

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