This line of research really tweaks my noodle:

In 2000, scientists revealed T. gondii could modify the brains of rats to make them attracted to cat urine instead of afraid of it. Researchers suspect the germ does so to make it easier for (the parasitic germ) to jump into cats to begin the sexual part of its life cycle.

And this is totally off topic, but at some point--I need to go off on a rant dealing with the negative consequences of political correctness and white guilt in the education system. The stuff that's going on--at least in this area--is utterly beyond my comprehension.