The second brain: Women more likely than men to act on gut instinct

Listen to your gut, butterflies in your stomach, a sinking feeling - these are all phrases we use every day. But did you know there's actually a scientific basis behind them?

Women seem to be more in tune with their gut feeling with 60% of females surveyed reporting getting butterflies in their stomach, compared to just 46% of men.

One in six Irish people says they “always” act on their gut instinct, with women more likely to listen to what their gut is telling them.

A new survey from Yakult found that hree-quarters of women (76%) say they feel emotions like love, happiness and fear in their stomach first, compared to 66% of men.