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Knowable Magazine, and ,Emily Underwood

In a Bizarre Experiment, Neuroscientists Figured Out How We Control This Extremely Basic Human Need

— Eduardo R/Moment/Getty Images

You’re driving somewhere, eyes on the road, when you start to feel a tingling sensation in your lower abdomen. That extra-large Coke you drank an hour ago has made its way through your kidneys into your bladder. “Time to pull over,” you think, scanning for an exit ramp.

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