Brain wasn’t even invited
the gall…
What makes this funnier is that we’ve found that the intestine actually has a ton of impact in our emotional regulation.
The microbiome in it, exactly.
We are meat suits driven by primitive bacteria. Explains a lot, me thinks.
We even acknowledge it:
“I have a gut feeling he’s the murderer”
“Waking up to learn Hillary had lost was a gut punch”
“I feel a visceral anger every time I hear his smug and smarmy voice, even before I’m disgusted by what he says.”
If the author is that knowledgeable and did that meta-joke, then, respect, but probably most people reading this don’t know this, so good opportunity to bring it up.
If you want to find more on this topic then the relevant search words would be the Gut-brain Axis or Gut-brain connection.
Wikipedia has a starting point:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut–brain_axis
Studies have confirmed that gut microbiome contribute to range of brain functions controlled by the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and amygdala (responsible for emotions and motivation) and act as a key node in the gut-brain behavioral axis.[9]
Here’s the 9th reference on a site that doesn’t require a login:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321136378_Gutsy_Moves_The_Amygdala_as_a_Critical_Node_in_Microbiota_to_Brain_Signaling
You also can die from internal bleeding 💔
Or when your head literally explodes 🤯
Or when you are overran by an elephant 🐘
Which doesn’t make any of the above more emotional
I know this even without the research. I have IBS, and my modd can change on a dime at the same time my gut changes moods. Like, if I get gas, or indigestion, it can be quite sudden. And at the same time my entire demeanor will flip like a switch. Sometimes before I feel it in my gut. Like I can be asking myself why am I so depressed and then the guy bomb will hit and I’m like oh, that’s why.
I love the boobs on skin!
My wiener is extremely emotional. How dare it not be nominated.