Documented anomalies of the body — strange but real medical phenomena. 4 case files in the archive.
The documented, measurable physiological responses to expectation alone. The endogenous-opioid and dopamine mechanisms, open-label placebo studies, and why these are real biology, not imagination.
The documented but unexplained return of mental clarity in some dying patients with advanced dementia or severe brain disease. The case reports, the 2009 framing by Michael Nahm, and why current neuroscience cannot account for it.
The claim that organ recipients inherit a donor memories, tastes, or personality. The anecdotes (Claire Sylvia), the absence of any plausible mechanism, and the mundane explanations mainstream science offers.
The rare inherited prion disease that destroys the thalamus and the ability to sleep, leading to dementia and death. The PRNP mutation, the Italian family that revealed it, and the sporadic form.