%0 Journal Article
%T Immune system: The ˇ°seventh senseˇ±
%J JEM | The Journal of Experimental Medicine
%D 2018
%R 10.1084/jem.20172295
%X The brain is our computing machine that integrates stimuli from the environment and orchestrates responses to these stimuli. Here, I propose that the defining role of the immune system is to sense microorganisms and to inform the brain about them.
%U http://jem.rupress.org/content/215/2/397