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N is for Neurology: Deja Vu & Walking Corpse Syndrome


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This week Karen and Casey dive into the minds of others, literally. Karen covers Deja Vu while Casey covers Walking Corpse Syndrome along with Pica and Rabies.

Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo:  nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod   

Karen's Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/magazine/02dejavu.html
https://brainblogger.com/2016/06/08/the-phenomenon-of-deja-vu/#:~:text=The%20term%20d%C3%A9j%C3%A0%20vu%20was,his%20letter%20to%20the%20editor.&text=Since%20it%20is%20described%20as,it%20difficult%20to%20study%20it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu#Jamais_vu
https://www.bostonintuitive.com/is-deja-vu-a-psychic-experience.amphttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45026/sudden-light
Strongman, Luke. “Déjà Vu Explained? A Qualitative Perspective.” The Journal of Mind and Behavior, vol. 33, no. 3/4, 2012, pp. 205–218. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43854342. Accessed 2 May 2021. 

Casey's Sources:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351821https://www.askaswiss.com/2016/05/10-bizarre-neurological-diseases-you-wont-believe-exist.html
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/congenital-insensitivity-to-pain/
https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/cotards-syndrome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(disease)
https://www.healthline.com/health/pica
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059570/
https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.html


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