Cotard’s Syndrome: When a Person Believes They are Dead
Psychiatrists call Cotard’s syndrome a delusion of grandeur turned inside out. The disease is a mania of self-denigration. Patients state that they are dead, decayed…
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People Can Lose Their Memory For Unknown Reasons
Experts believe that it is the memories of life experiences that make us full-fledged individuals. But sometimes people have memory problems. Amnesia can occur, for…
Knowing By Heart: Cellular Memory in Heart Transplants
Throughout history, a number of individuals in the scientific community have proven reluctant to accept or even acknowledge new concepts simply because they have not…
The Horror of Lobotomy – The Ice Pick Cure
Psychiatric medicine has come a long way in the 21st century. While the mind still holds many mysteries, at the very least we now have…
Capgras Delusion: Ever Thought a Loved One Was an Imposter?
The Capgras Delusion is the belief that a friend or family member has been replaced with an identical impostor. While most cases occur within patients…
The Canadian Psychiatric Project: “We Can See What True Monsters We Are”
In Alberta, the Canadian Government decided to conduct several experiments on the human psyche. About 9 volunteers were needed for the project and once they…
Phantom Eye Syndrome: When People Without Eyes Can Still See
We’ve all heard of phantom limb syndrome, but what if you lose something less mechanical? A much more complicated syndrome out there – one that…
Brain-Body Mysteries: A Beheaded Body Can Take 32 Steps
The abilities of the human brain are astounding and shocking sometimes. Academician Natalia Bekhtereva said, “One may not say that there is a part of…
The Most Terrible Diseases In The World
It is hard to believe that there are diseases that can make your members grow out of all proportions or make the body experience all…
The Mystery of Placebo Effect: It Does Not Depend On Conscious Thoughts
The placebo effect was first discussed in the 18th century, when German doctors cured tuberculosis patients using aspirin. Doctors have pretended aspirin to be the…
Anesthesia Awareness or Waking Up During Surgery: “I’m in hell”
A general anesthetic is supposed to make surgery painless. But now there’s evidence that one person in 20 may be awake when doctors think they’re…
