Did you know your heart has it's own Little Heart-Brain? | #THEHUE

Unpacking the fascinating research around the Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System and why heart and brain coherence matters to health.

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Did you know that the heart contains neurons? Scientists have discovered that the heart possesses its own neural network, known as the Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System (ICNS), or “heart-brain.” This network, distinct from the cranial brain, regulates the heart’s functions and communicates with other neurological systems through sophisticated feedback loops. Recent neurocardiology research, a relatively new field of science, is uncovering new mysteries surrounding the heart. Both figuratively and literally, the heart has a mind of its own. 

While it’s fundamental to understand that the human body is a network of interconnected systems, which mostly coordinates silently itself in symphonic harmony, recent research also highlights the distinct intelligence of each organ and system, within the greater context of the broader bodily network.