CurrentBias on Nostr: "The highest expression of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE-2 was found in the amygdala, ...
"The highest expression of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE-2 was found in the amygdala, pons and medulla oblongata [...]"
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10571-020-00947-7
Amygdala infection would have morbid implications for behavioral host manipulation, and pacification of the host would be a really smart adaptation for the virus to have
In lieu of that, I wonder if something similar can happen through the gut-brain axis:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1232480/full
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10571-020-00947-7
Amygdala infection would have morbid implications for behavioral host manipulation, and pacification of the host would be a really smart adaptation for the virus to have
In lieu of that, I wonder if something similar can happen through the gut-brain axis:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1232480/full