Trust your gut
Is a gut feeling more than a figure of speech? Discover how your gut builds its own ‘second brain’, and why it can affect everything from anxiety to your physical health.
Have you ever wondered why you feel anxiety or excitement right in your stomach? Turns out, 'trusting your gut' isn't just a metaphor - it's actual biology.
You’ve probably heard people tell you to 'go with your gut' or 'trust your instincts' when making a tough decision. But is 'gut feeling' just a clever metaphor, or does your gut actually know what it’s doing?
In this episode Nikolaos Stefanidis, talks to us how he’s combining developmental biology, mathematics, and computer modeling to unpack how the gut builds its very own 'second brain' - and why what happens in your tummy has a massive impact on your mental and physical health.
Credits
- Host: G Ryan (Science Communications Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Guest: Nikolas Stefanidis (PhD Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Podcast Editor: G Ryan (Science Communications Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Video Editor: G Ryan (Science Communications Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Background Image: Human stem cell derived ENS cultures with ENS progenitors/early enteric glia in green, enteric neurons in magenta and cell nuclei in blue. Picture was offered by: Antigoni Gogolou PhD (now a Research Associate in Functional Genomics)
- Produced by: Shaun Oliver (Marketing and Communications Manager at the University of Sheffield)
- Produced by: G Ryan (Science Communications Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Support from: David Heath (Digital Engagement Officer at the University of Sheffield)
