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Something like in Toxoplasmosa. It's just a random product of evolution, nothing computational. > The life cycle of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii goes like th
by journey_16162 5y ago
Something like in Toxoplasmosa. It's just a random product of evolution, nothing computational.
> The life cycle of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii goes like this: Toxoplasma reproduces inside the intestine of a cat, which sheds the parasite in its feces. Rats then ingest the parasite when they consume food or water contaminated with cat feces. The parasite takes up residence in the rat’s brain and, once the rat gets eaten by a cat, it starts the cycle all over again.
> Researchers have known for a few years that a rat infected with Toxoplasma loses its natural response to cat urine and no longer fears the smell. And they know that the parasite settles in the rat’s amygdala, the part of the brain that processes fear and emotions.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-parasite-that-makes-a-rat-love-a-cat-86515093/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-parasite-t...