nervous system

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But the enteric nervous system, which governs gut motility through a dense network of neurons that neuroscientists sometimes call the “second brain,” is not built to sustain that kind of chronic, pharmacological override.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

The trauma meant her nervous system was in a "fight or flight" state.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

But the brain’s task is merely to keep us alive by reading “body-to-brain signals” such as hunger and thirst: The nervous system evolved to “mind the body.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

There it regulates bowel activity through the enteric nervous system, often referred to as the "gut-brain."

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Their target is the nervous system, whether the victim is an insect or a warm-blooded animal.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson