can parasites use mind control to manipulate their …
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CAN PARASITES USE MIND CONTROL TO MANIPULATE THEIR HOSTS? ALEX T, 2-4
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EUHAPLORCHIS CALIFORNIENSIS
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EUHAPLORCHIS CALIFORNIENSIS LIFE CYCLE
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RESULTS:
Raphae nuclei & hippocampus
Serotonin levels ! down Hypothalamus
Dopamine levels ! up
= Conspicuous jumping behaviour
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EUHAPLORCHIS CALIFORNIENSIS LIFE CYCLE
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Subeosophageal ganglion ! Hypokinetic
Hypokinetic = decreased movement, ≠ paralysis
Supraeosophageal ganglion ! Spontaneous walking
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TOXOPLASMA GONDII
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Super cool fact: 1 in 3 Canadian homes own a cat Also, 1 in 3 people are infected
with t. gondii
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EVOLUTION
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ARE HUMANS CONTROLLED? “Given the widespread nature of [parasitic] manipulations, it would be completely implausible for humans to be the only species that weren't similarly affected.”
- Ed Yong