These brain regions are the stomach’s master controllers
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 21 May 2020 These brain regions are the stomach’s master controllers Rabies virus helps to trace the nerve network that keeps the stomach in good form. Twitter Facebook
Email Neurons (green) in a brain region called the insula send projections to the stomach. Credit: David Levinthal and Peter Strick
Access through your institution Buy or subscribe As unemployment levels rise, so does stress — and the number of deaths from stomach ulcers. Researchers have now identified brain regions
that control stomach function, findings that could explain how stress contributes to ulcers and other gastrointestinal disorders.
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Nature 581, 359 (2020)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01508-0
References Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA (2020)
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