Your gut microbes might encourage criminal behavior

Your gut microbes might encourage criminal behavior

Is “My microbes made me do it” a valid legal defense?

Your gut microbes might encourage criminal behavior – Mnnofa

The parasite is best known for changing the behavior of rodents in ways that make them easier prey—an infection seems to make mice permanently lose their fear of cats. Research in humans is nowhere near conclusive, but some studies have linked infections with the parasite to personality changes, increased aggression, and impulsivity. “That’s an example of microbiology that we know affects the brain and could potentially affect the legal standpoi…

Your Gut Microbes Might Encourage Criminal Behavior - Data Intelligence

A few years ago, a Belgian man in his 30s drove into a lamppost. Twice. Local authorities found that his blood alcohol level was four times the legal limit. Over the space of a few years, the man was apprehended for drunk driving three times. And on all three occasions, he insisted he hadn’t been drinking. He was telling the truth. A doctor later diagnosed auto-brewery syndrome—a rare condition in which the body makes its own alcohol. Microbes l…