Toxoplasmosis and Mind Control - Plain and Simple

The parasite that controls your brain... or maybe not so much.

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My previous video about Toxoplasma biology, cats and pregnancy:
   • Toxoplasmosis - Plain and Simple  

A summary of recent findings regarding the topic:
http://prfdec.natur.cuni.cz/flegr/pdf...

Latent toxoplasmosis and traffic accidents:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
http://www.fsijournal.org/article/S03...

Changes in animal host behaviour:
http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjo...

Prolonged reaction times:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/...

And the opposite – better reflexes:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/...

Schizophrenia and Toxo-positivity:
http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjo...

Changes in social behaviour in men and women:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/...
http://web.natur.cuni.cz/flegr/pdf/Te...
http://web.natur.cuni.cz/flegr/pdf/mo...
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10...

Suicide rates in women with toxoplasmosis:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...

Special thanks to Deirdre Ashdown, Jeanette Obal and Lajos Rózsa for their awesome help!
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