Embodied Cognition Explained: Why the Brain Isn't Just in Your Head

Send us Fan Mail What if the brain isn’t just in your head? In this episode, we take a 30,000-foot view of the brain and challenge one of the most common assumptions in modern neuroscience. Exploring the enteric nervous system—often called the “second brain”—we uncover why it may actually be the first, and what it means to understand the brain as a whole, integrated system throughout the body. From interoception and the vagus nerve to the role of internal “conversation” within our bodies, thi...