This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society

by Kathleen McAuliffe

Book Overview

"Engrossing ... [An] expedition through the hidden and sometimes horrifying microbial domain." --Wall Street Journal

"Fascinating--and full of the kind of factoids you can't wait to share." --Scientific American

Parasites can live only inside another animal and, as Kathleen McAuliffe reveals, these tiny organisms have many evolutionary motives for manipulating the behavior of their hosts. With astonishing precision,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544947258
• ISBN13: 9780544947252
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.8"