🔬 The Science Behind The Gut Feeling Project

We’re not guessing. We’re grounding.

Here’s the real science that backs our entire mission — helping you trust your instincts again.

🧠 Gut Feelings Are Real (and Neurologically Backed)

• Your gut has over 500 million neurons — often called your second brain.
• This system is called the enteric nervous system and communicates directly with your brain via the vagus nerve.
• This isn’t woo. It’s neurobiology. Studies show gut instincts can influence emotional decision-making, risk assessment, and intuitive judgments — all without conscious logic.

“The gut is a vast chemical and electrical information highway, and it’s lined with more neurons than the spinal cord.”

— Dr. Michael Gershon, author of The Second Brain

🔄 Interoception: Your Inner Compass

• Interoception is your brain’s ability to sense internal signals (heart rate, gut tension, breath, etc).
• Research shows strong interoceptive awareness = better decision-making, stronger boundaries, and improved emotional regulation.
• Many of us lost touch with these signals because we’ve been taught to overthink and ignore them.

🌀 Intuition Is Pattern Recognition

• Intuition isn’t magic — it’s rapid pattern recognition stored in your subconscious.
• Studies in cognitive neuroscience reveal that when you’ve seen a pattern repeatedly (even unconsciously), your brain fires a “gut response” before logic catches up.
• Athletes, emergency responders, and elite performers all rely on this.

🧘‍♂️ Slowness Reconnects the Circuit

• Overstimulated nervous systems = blocked gut signals.
• Slowing down (via breath, meditation, or reflection) reactivates the brain-body connection.
• The default mode network of the brain lights up during rest — this is when deeper self-awareness and intuition emerge.

📚 Peer-Reviewed Articles & Studies

• “The Enteric Nervous System: A Second Brain” — Scientific American
• “Gut Feelings: The Emerging Biology of Gut–Brain Communication” — Nature Reviews Neuroscience
• “Interoception and Emotion: A Neuroanatomical Perspective” — Trends in Cognitive Sciences
• “Intuition: A Social Cognitive Neuroscience Approach” — Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

🧭 TL;DR

Your instincts aren’t imaginary. They’re ancient, intelligent, and backed by biology.

We just help you listen to them again.