This is a fascinating article in today's Wired Magazine about parasites that take control of a host through brain function. I recommend reading the entire piece (there's not a lot of reading really) but people here may be most captivated by the final portion as it has to do with domestic cats. Enjoy!
Once upon a time, parasites were thought to live relatively simple lives: They hitched a ride on a host, sapping nutrients and energy but otherwise leaving it alone. But that was only part of the story. Many parasites actually take control, causing their hosts to act in self-destructive ways that further their invaders' interests.
Attacks of the Brain-Controlling Parasites | Wired Science | Wired.com
It's All In Your Head
It's All In Your Head
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities,
Voltaire
I have only one thing to do and that's
Be the wave that I am and then
Sink back into the ocean
Fiona Apple
Voltaire
I have only one thing to do and that's
Be the wave that I am and then
Sink back into the ocean
Fiona Apple
It's All In Your Head
They're all horrifying but that hairworm! Gah
It's All In Your Head
No studies have yet examined how people infected by T. gondii respond to cats.
Hmmm.
Hmmm.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence