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Mind-Control —
When the parasite Toxoplasma Gondii infects a mouse it makes the mouse less fearful & more exploratory
This makes it more likely that the mouse will end up eaten by a cat and in the cat's belly, where the parasite can sexually reproduce
The mouse's behaviour is an adaptation — not for the mouse but for the parasite
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719316699
#extendedPhenotype #mindControl #parasites #zombies
#toxoplasmaGondii #toxoplasmosis
#biology #evolution #evolutionaryPsychology #evoPsych