Abstract
The gastrointestinal (GI) system extends from oral end to anal end and is in contact with and part of the external environment. The ‘brain of the gut’ or the enteric nervous system (ENS) is stretched out as an integrating neural matrix within the wall of the GI tract. The total neurons that populate this ENS is estimated to be comparable to that in the CNS.
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Cheng, H.M. (2016). Neuro-Gastroenterology. In: Cheng, H. (eds) Physiology Question-Based Learning. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0877-1_16
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