Tag: brain

• Alpha Wolf Brain Parasite

  A study of 26 years’ worth of wolf behavioral data, and an analysis of the blood of 229 wolves, has shown that infection with a parasite that can only reproduce in cats makes wolves 46 times more likely …

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  February 17, 2025Episodes

• Spicy Expectations

  A new study used varying levels of hot sauce to test whether the expectation of spice and discomfort impacted the actual experience. Jeff and Anthony discuss how our brains deal with expectation – and also the way this study …

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  January 1, 2025Episodes

• Rat Ticklers

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  Link to this week’s story:  https://www.science.org/content/article/tickled-rats-reveal-brain-structure-controls-laughter

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  October 27, 2023Episodes

• The Case for Digital Dementia

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  September 9, 2022Episodes

• Habit Forming and Microwave Friend

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  August 1, 2022Episodes

• The Sour Paradox and Memory Loss is Memory Gain

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  Sour …

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  February 26, 2022Episodes

• Alien Dust-os and Pong Brains

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  Watching …

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  January 14, 2022Episodes

• Awake at 3am and Armageddon was Right

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  3am, …

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  November 5, 2021Episodes

• Shock Therapy and Space Mummies

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  Personalized …

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  October 8, 2021Episodes

• Representational Drift and the Stress of Grey

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  July 2, 2021Episodes