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Broggly comments on Is latent Toxoplasmosis worth doing something about? - Less Wrong Discussion

23 Post author: jsalvatier 17 November 2011 05:04PM

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Comment author: Broggly 20 November 2011 07:02:37AM 3 points [-]

According to Peter Watt's blog toxoplasmosis doesn't actually reduce fear in rats, but instead causes the odor of cat urine to activate sexual arousal pathways as well as fear pathways. The overall effect causes them to approach the smell of cat urine.