Cortex Cannibal

Weird Shit Your Brain Does

Short audio rabbit holes about the weird things your brain and body do.

Why you forget what you came into a room for

Devour the brain before it devours you.

1. Why you forget what you came into a room for015:19
2. Why kindness makes you cry025:25
3. Why your recorded voice sounds so wrong033:50
4. Why an embarrassing memory ambushes you at bedtime043:47
5. Why a smell can take you back twenty years054:00
6. Why dream feelings follow you into the day064:02
7. Why time feels faster as we age073:59
8. Why you rehearse conversations that haven’t happened084:07
9. Why music gives you goosebumps094:09
10. Why saying goodbye can hurt before anyone leaves103:52
11. Why your brain won’t stop playing that song113:58
12. Why the word is right there but won’t come out123:47
13. Why a new moment can feel like it already happened133:54
14. Why something cute makes you want to squeeze it143:52
15. Why you can’t tickle yourself the same way153:56
16. Why someone else’s yawn can become yours164:01
17. Why your phone vibrates when it hasn’t173:52
18. Why you laugh when nothing is funny183:54
19. Why it feels like everyone noticed193:35
20. Why everyone gets more annoying when you need lunch204:00
21. Why you’re exhausted all day but wide awake at bedtime213:53
22. Why stress makes your stomach act up223:55
23. Why your heart can race when you’re sitting still233:55
24. Why a bad night’s sleep can make pain feel worse243:51
25. Why stress makes comfort food so appealing253:42
26. Why your jaw and shoulders won’t relax263:48
27. Why alcohol can leave you anxious the next day273:58
28. Why midlife hormone changes can affect more than your period284:10
29. Why you can feel lonely around other people294:03
30. Why you feel wiped out after the stressful part is over304:05
31. Why sitting still can leave you feeling stiff313:52
32. Why morning light can help set up tonight’s sleep323:56
33. Why coffee hits you differently from other people333:44
34. Why a walk can change how you feel343:58
35. Why one nostril blocks when you lie down353:47
36. Why your stomach makes noise at the worst moment363:58
37. Why cold air makes your nose run373:54
38. Why standing up can make you lightheaded383:46
39. Why healing skin can itch394:00
40. Why you feel cold when you have a fever403:58