# Zombie Ants and Fearless Mice: Parasites and the Brain

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr Tristram Wyatt
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/parasites-controlling-behaviour-brain)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Parasites can dramatically change the behaviour of their hosts. These parasite manipulations can tell us how brains, including our own, work normally.

## Lectures

1. [Zombie Ants and Fearless Mice: Parasites and the Brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/parasites-controlling-behaviour-brain/7782f87100ed) (YouTube)