What if science validated your intuition?

For a long time, intuition was dismissed as "esoteric." But today, science would confirm that it is one of the fastest and most effective forms of our intelligence?

We have long been taught to be wary of intuition.
To view it as a vague impression, an irrational feeling, almost suspicious in the face of Cartesian logic.
What if, on the contrary, science confirmed that it is one of the fastest and most effective forms of our intelligence?

Research in cognitive psychology is clear: what we call "intuition" is not magic, but a precise neurological process.
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize in Economics, distinguishes between two systems of thinking: System 1, fast and automatic, and System 2, slower and analytical.
Intuition arises from this System 1: our brain captures, sorts, and analyzes a phenomenal amount of information… without us being aware of it.
In a fraction of a second, it detects patterns, weak signals, and delivers a response in the form of certainty or feeling.

This explains why an experienced doctor can "sense" that a patient has a serious problem even before reading the results, or why an entrepreneur intuitively knows it’s the right time to seize an opportunity.

If our prefrontal cortex (the seat of rational thought) is already impressive, some deeper structures of the brain, like the brainstem, process information up to 100 times faster.
They are the ones that detect a micro-change in a speaker's tone of voice, an imperceptible tension in the air of a room, or an almost invisible movement that signals danger.
Before we are even aware of it, our body already knows.

Also, Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Blink, talks about "thin-slicing": the ability to draw a reliable conclusion from a fragment of information.
This intuitive precision does not fall from the sky: it is built over experiences, training, and observation.
That’s why a musician can tell that a note is slightly off in an instant, or why a professional goalkeeper anticipates the trajectory of a penalty before the ball has even left the foot.

Science goes even further and also explores a more mysterious territory: the pineal gland.
Nestled at the center of the brain, this small gland contains microcrystals of calcite that would be piezoelectric — capable of converting mechanical vibrations into electrical signals.
This property, still under study, could explain a sensitivity to subtle electromagnetic fields.

Even more intriguingly: research has shown that the pineal gland contains the enzymes necessary for the production of DMT, a naturally occurring psychedelic molecule produced by our body.
Some researchers suggest it could play a role in our expanded states of consciousness, our dreams… and perhaps in certain forms of intuition.

Ultimately, what ancient traditions called "the little inner voice" could well be a complex combination:

• of ultra-fast neural calculations,

• of knowledge integrated through experience,

• and, perhaps, of still-unknown biological mechanisms.

Far from being a mere "sixth sense," intuition appears as a sophisticated function, where cutting-edge science and inner wisdom meet.

So the next time you have that clear hunch, remember: it’s not an irrational whim, but perhaps the most refined expression of your intelligence.
Science is starting to understand this inner language.

It’s now up to us to learn to listen to it.