Beteende ändrande parasiter/symbionter?

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Beteende ändrande parasiter/symbionter?

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Vilka parasiter/symbionter finns det som är beteende ändrande?

Förrutom Toxoplasmosis...
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Aldrig sett House M.D.
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DeCaff wrote:Du kollar för mycket på House M.D.
IN YO FACE

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För att ändra beteende krävs bakterier som sätter sig i hjärnan, i limbiska systemet gissar jag. Ryggraden styr bara motorik vad jag vet, allt beteende sitter i hjärnan. Sök på bakterier som gillar grå och vit substans, eller bara brainzz.
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Själva bakterierna behöver inte sätta sig i hjärnan, de kan ju även producera ett förståndsförändrande ämne.
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Toxoplasmosis finns även med i Trainspotting. (:
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Re: Beteende ändrande parasiter/symbionter?

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Moonsky wrote:Förrutom Toxoplasmosis...
Av nyfikenhetskäl: vad är beteendeändrande med toxoplasmosis?
1. Nigger guy, two words which by themselves are harmless, but when combined they form a verbal missile of hate.
2. Vivaldi
3. Buffalos ...
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Wikipedia säger...
It has been found that the parasite has the ability to change the behavior of its host: infected rats and mice are less fearful of cats - in fact, some of the infected rats seek out cat-urine-marked areas. [...] The mechanism for this change is not completely understood, but there is evidence that toxoplasmosis infection raises dopamine levels in infected mice.

The findings of behavioral alteration in rats and mice have led some scientists to speculate that toxoplasma may have similar effects in humans ... [...] ... may produce or induce production of a neurotransmitter, possibly dopamine, therefore acting similarly to dopamine reuptake inhibitor type antidepressants and stimulants.

"In populations where this parasite is very common, mass personality modification could result in cultural change. [Variations in the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii] may explain a substantial proportion of human population differences we see in cultural aspects that relate to ego, money, material possessions, work and rules." — Kevin Lafferty

Correlations have been found between latent Toxoplasma infections and various characteristics:
* Increased risk taking behavior
* Slower reactions
* Feelings of insecurity and self-doubt
* Neuroticism (one of the Big Five personality traits)

The evidence for behavioral effects on humans, although intriguing, is relatively weak.
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