On: Parasitic worms 'manipulate' mantises onto asphalt...

[ithkuil]

Humans routinely have very weird behaviours and while often we classify them as illness who knows how many of those we just call "a political view".

[lostlogin → ithkuil]

As you say, there are a lot of these connections, another is increased religiosity with neurological disorders like epilepsy and schizophrenia.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4073495/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384855860_Religiosi...

[HKH2 → ithkuil]

SSRIs, birth pills and other 'harmless' drugs modify behaviour too.

[ithkuil → HKH2]

Fwiw food and lack thereof modifies behaviour too.

[galleywest200 → ithkuil]

If I fail to eat regularly for about 3 days I sink into a deep funk which takes a few days of regular eating to come out of.

I used to/have a problem where I just don't have the energy to eat due to being hungry and its a viscious cycle.

[HKH2 → galleywest200]

What happens when you fast?

[lostlogin → HKH2]

Isn’t that failing to eat regularly?

[HKH2 → lostlogin]

No, because it's done intentionally.

[unfitted2545 → ithkuil]

This idea has grown on me a lot after watching Sam Harris’ 2013 Ted Talk, on deconstructing religion, logic and morality:

https://youtu.be/qn3ITqtGzQ8