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Medical Oddities: For the Birds—and the Brain

Birds for brains, blackout laughs, anti-aging tea, thin air, muscle memory—and torn marriages, all with a clinical touch this week.

  • By

  • Teraya Smith

  • February 25, 2026

  • 6 min

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Top Institutions in Neurology

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Key Differentiators

    • Neuroscience
    • Neuroimaging
    • Cognitive Neurology

  • #2

    Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of Medicine

    Stanford, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Neuroscience
    • Neuroimaging
    • Cognitive Science

  • #3

    University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Cognitive Neuroscience
    • Neuroimaging
    • Psychology

  • #4

    Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Neurology
    • Neuroscience
    • Neuroimaging

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Medical Oddities: For the Birds—and the Brain

  • by Teraya Smith

  • February 25, 2026

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