Parasite makes mice fearless by hijacking immune cells

This seems like something that needs studying for stroke rehab. Most survivors are deathly afraid of falling because their therapists have put that fear into them. If you don't get close enough to falling you can't figure out what corrective action is needed to prevent falls. I'll have to find this issue since I do subscribe to this magazine.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0262407912631704

New Scientist

Volume 216, Issue 2895, 15 December 2012, Pages 17

The parasite does its dirty work by getting immune cells to make a chemical normally found in the brain

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