June 15th, 2010, 2:34 pm
outrun this is quite good on parasitic mind control. QuoteOriginally posted by: trackstarBack to mind control - we may have an antidote. Prozac may counter parasitic mind control - New Scientist Dec 2008"A behaviour-altering parasitic worm has been found to stymie its host's production of serotonin - the same brain chemical that Prozac and other mood-lifting drugs ramp up....Otherwise healthy infected killifish surface frequently, flashing their silver bellies. When infected, they are 30 times more likely to get eaten by birds than uninfected fish," she says. ...From zombie caterpillars to suicidal grasshoppers to binging mosquitoes, scientists have documented parasites' insidious effects on numerous insect species.Yet researchers know far less about how parasites take over the minds of bigger and more complex-brained vertebrates.In trematode-infected killifish, (the) team recorded broad changes in two brain chemicals that neurons use to communicate. Infection seemed to cause a drop in serotonin levels in areas of the brain that are known to be involved in keeping aggressive behaviour in check. At the same time, levels of a neurotransmitter called dopamine actually rose among infected fish - a change that could make fish more restless."...Giving fish drugs that block or suppress serotonin and dopamine could help explain just how the trematodes control killifish behaviour..."And do not worry about our work on RV - the world is full of material...
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