Tales of a Hijacked Brain
This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg
English - September 08, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutes - 31 MB - ★★★★★ - 132 ratingsLife Sciences Science Health & Fitness science health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Unlike a broken bone or clogged artery, a brain that goes awry due to disease or injury—or even an errant molecule—causes weird and unpredictable changes in personality. Hear some of the bizarre tales of tiny particles that alter behavior from neurologist Sara Manning Peskin, author of A Molecule Away From Madness.
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Plus... how parasites hijack animal brains, sometimes turning a host into a zombie in their quest to reproduce.