Quote of the day

"In infected women, intelligence, superego strength (rule-conscious, dutiful, conscientious, conforming, moralistic, staid and rulebound) and affectothymia (warm, outgoing, attentive to others, kindly, easy-going, participating and likes people) are higher, while infected men have lower intelligence, superego strength and novelty-seeking (low noveltyseeking indicates rigid, loyal, stoic, slow-tempered and frugal personalities); both infected men and women have higher levels of guilt-proneness (they tend to be more apprehensive, self-doubting, worried, guilt prone, insecure, worrying and self-blaming)."

News just in: the stereotype of the neurotic cat lady could actually have a basis in scientific fact, courtesy of the feline-carried brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

(Thanks to Jen for the link.)