I did a little googling, and found this <http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/36/14/16> which seems to be the article that Brody got her stuff from, and it says
"Which organ in the body has 100 million neurons and the greatest amount of the nerve transmitter serotonin?" That is three orders of magnitude fewer neurons than are in brain. I think Brody is mistaken... m ------ "[F]aculty have an obligation to the students collectively to prescribe a required course of study designed specifically for liberal education that is comprehensive, coherent, and rigorous." -- Jerry L. Martin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 7:50 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Hmmm She didn't say "neurons" so I think she means sensory and motor peripheral nerve cells. Now, as to those numbers I have no clue, but I probably would have glossed over that sentence had you not pointed it out. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 07:05:20 -0500 >From: "Marc Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [tips] Hmmm >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > >Reading Brody's article in the Times >(<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/health/02brod.html>), and she says > >"The gut and brain are intimately connected, with more nerve cells in >the intestines than in the central nervous system." > >I thought the CNS consisted of the brain and spinal cord, and that >there are upwards of 100 billion neurons in the brain alone. Is she >saying that there are more neurons in your gut than your brain? If so, >is that true? > >m > >------ >"[F]aculty have an obligation to the students collectively to prescribe >a required course of study designed specifically for liberal education >that is comprehensive, coherent, and rigorous." >-- >Jerry L. Martin > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
