Can you really trust your gut? The science behind our 'sixth sense'

We’ve all heard the advice: “trust your gut.” But what does that really mean — and is there science behind it? Dr. Hongkui Zeng, Executive Vice President and Director of the Brain Initiative at the Allen Institute, joins us to explain how the nervous system tracks and regulates the body’s internal organs.

This NIH-supported project aims to uncover the body’s true “sixth sense” — the subconscious communication between the brain and organs like the heart, lungs, and stomach that helps keep us balanced and alive.