COMPLEX AND HIDDEN BRAIN IN GUT MAKES STOMACHACHES AND BUTTERFLIES

By SANDRA BLAKESLEE
New York Times, January 23, 1996

EVER wonder why people get “butterflies” in the stomach before going on stage? Or why an impending job interview can cause an attack of intestinal cramps? And why antidepressants targeted for the brain cause nausea or abdominal upset in millions of people who take such drugs?
The reason for [...]