Gut feeling

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In English, a gut feeling or gut reaction is a visceral emotional reaction to something, often one of disgust. Gut feelings are generally regarded as unmodulated by conscious thought.

"Gut feeling" may also be used as a short-hand term for an individual's "common sense" perception of what is morally right. (See also conscience).

[edit] See also

• Emotion
• Feeling
• Instinct
• Intuition
• Orbitofrontal cortex
• Sixth sense
• Unconscious thought

[edit] External links

• Bauch-Forschung: Die Mär vom freien Willen (in German)
• Decision Making: Let Your Gut Feeling Guide You

• Butterflies in the Stomach - A look into this neuro-physical activity called the Gut Feeling.