{"id":30084,"date":"2010-10-31T08:21:46","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T08:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/ncbi-rofl-halloween-special-feature-top-6-spooky-articles-discoblog\/"},"modified":"2010-10-31T08:21:46","modified_gmt":"2010-10-31T08:21:46","slug":"ncbi-rofl-halloween-special-feature-top-6-spooky-articles-discoblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/ncbi-rofl-halloween-special-feature-top-6-spooky-articles-discoblog.php","title":{"rendered":"NCBI ROFL: Halloween special feature: Top 6 spooky articles! | Discoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hauntedNCBI ROFL: The case of the haunted scrotum.<\/a> “On CT scanning of the abdomen and pelvis, the right testis was not identified but the left side of the scrotum seemed to be occupied by a screaming ghost-like apparition (Figure 1).”<\/p>

NCBI ROFL: Does garlic protect against vampires? An experimental study.<\/a> “Garlic has been regarded as an effective prophylactic against vampires. We wanted to explore this alleged effect experimentally. Owing to the lack of vampires, we used leeches instead.”<\/p>

NCBI ROFL: Exorcism-resistant ghost possession treated with clopenthixol<\/a>. ”An Indian man now in Britain explained his criminal behaviour as episodic ghost possession. Traditional exorcisms failed to help. ”
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NCBI ROFL: Word of the day: cacodemonomania.<\/a>“The experience of having had intercourse with the devil has in the past been regarded as evidence that the individual is a witch.”<\/p>

NCBI ROFL: This paper is ghastly.<\/a> “To test the hypothesis that experiences of apparitional phenomena with accompanying fear can be simulated within the laboratory, a 45-yr.-old journalist and professional musician who had experienced a classic haunt four years previously was exposed to 1 microTesla, complex, transcerebral magnetic fields.”<\/p>

NCBI ROFL: That vampire bat recognizes you. And he’s coming back tomorrow night.<\/a> “Using psychoacoustical methods, we show that vampire bats can recognize individual humans by their breathing sounds”<\/p>

WTF is NCBI ROFL? Read our <\/em>FAQ<\/em><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>

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