你听过最诡异的死法是什么?1518年,一场“跳舞瘟疫”席卷了法国斯特拉斯堡,近百名死者失去身体控制,在街头活活跳舞力竭而死。几百年来,人们先后怀疑过集体癔症、麦角真菌中毒和环境污染,直到现代神经科学与功能性神经障碍研究出现,这场跨越500年,成为医学史、心理学、神经科学与社会学经典案例之一的“舞蹈瘟疫”悬案,才逐渐揭开真相。
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