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Do we humans have 2 brains?! 🧠🧠 Watch for the answer & follow for more brain facts!

9 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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Short YouTube clip by Dr. Don Wood explaining that humans have about 86 billion neurons in the brain and an additional ~100 million neurons in the gut (described as a 'second brain'), and noting the gut produces roughly 30 neurotransmitters including serotonin.

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About 86 billion neurons.

About 100 million neurons.

About 30 neurotransmitters.

Serotonin.

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Do you know how many neurons there are in your brain? Never thought about it. There's about 86 billion neurons in your brain. That's a lot of neurons. Did you know you actually have a second brain? And that second brain is your gut, your intestinal area. There are about a hundred million neurons in that area, and that's the area that produces about 30 neurotransmitters that you need, including the happy neuron, the happy molecule called serotonin.