It is good to see this subject getting some non-trivial press coverage: Certainly Flegr’s thinking is jarringly unconventional. Starting in the early 1990s, he began to suspect that a single-celled parasite in the protozoan family was subtly manipulating his personality, causing him to behave in strange, often self-destructive ways. And if it was messing with …

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“I’m convinced people’s parasites walk them to Baskin-Robbins.”  That’s what my nutritionist said in a discussion of how mircoorganisms – including bacteria, fungus, viruses, and parasites – affect behavior.  One of the themes I wish to document on this site is the research in this area, and perhaps my own theories.  I think we will see a …

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