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Zombies Love Brains, and Brains Love Zombies

The science behind their undying appeal

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Coltan Scrivner
Oct 14, 2023
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The Origins of the Zombie

Tales of werewolves, vampires, ogres, and many other fearsome, humanoid monsters have been around for thousands of years. Zombies, however, really only been mainstream monsters in the US media since the 1970s.

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