Direct attack This is what it looks like when parasitic worms directly invade your brain Doctors unknowingly took time-series images of the worms invading patient's brain.

Sustained in the brain: How lasting emotions arise from brief stimuli, in humans and mice by Stanford University Medical Center ...

Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

What happens when our brain goes blank Humans experience an empty mind up to 20 percent of the time. RJ Mackenzie Jun 9, 2025 9:05 AM EDT ...

Using two newly developed types of reasoning tests, a team of researchers at UCL and UCLH has identified key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem-solving. The results ...

Doctors found parasitic worms in her brain. Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have developed a groundbreaking therapy for Alzheimer’s disease by using stem cells to program human immune cells for targeted treatment.

Internet reacts to RFK Jr. letting kids swim in sewage-infested creek: “This is how you get brain worms” “That water is literal sewage.” ...

So today on the show, how does nature make a brain? Why the phrase "bird brains" could be a misnomer, and why humans may not be as special as we think.