Wendigo Biology Explained | The Science of the Wendigo

Thank you to Wondrium for sponsoring today's video! Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/NX4450Mf3jr

Another entry in the mysterious archives uncovered at Angelwood University, authored and recorded by a scientist known only, at this time, as "Zeiger." His topic for today: the biological properties of the Wendigo.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
▷ Join Patreon for early premiers, exclusive videos, artwork, and FULL access to the ‘World of Cryptobiology’ on World Anvil!
▷   / thoughtpotato  
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All characters appearing in this work are fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Any character images are AI-generated.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This video was edited by ‪@CyanRameron‬, who does excellent work!

Is the Wendigo a taboo subject?

First, I am very willing to adjust this as new information is brought to my attention!
However, in my research, I have found that belief in a certain 'shapeshifter' is often conflated to apply to the wendigo as well. Anyone reading this please correct me if I'm wrong, but Indigenous peoples don't appear to hold wendigo itself sacred, though certain people have requested that any depictions of this particular shapeshifter to stay out of any media adaptations or even discussions by non-native people due to an inherent lack of cultural experience and knowledge. On the other hand, books about Wendigo lore hav been written by indigenous authors like Basil Johnston for public reading, and I cited one of his books as a source.
I tried to be true to the lore and also relate any additions back to the original legend of the embodiment of selfishness, as well as the spirit of the Wendigo in modern times.

Some sources:
https://nativeappropriations.com/2016...
https://twitter.com/iamtomhoran/statu...
https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/t...
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/nava...

Additional sources:

The Manitous by Basil Johnston: https://amzn.to/3CZKIEC
Stress Hormones Epinephrine and Corticosterone Selectively Modulate HSV-1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Orbitofrontal cortex and stress: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/e...
The neural correlates of justified and unjustified killing: https://academic.oup.com/scan/article...
Brain mechanisms of pleasure and displeasure: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Neuro-acoustic signatures for speech imitation ability: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Virology Lecture on Persistent Infection:    • Virology Lectures 2021 #17 - Persistent In...  
Wendigo mythology: https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/t...
Role of orbitofrontal cortex connections in emotion: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17846...
Cortisol-induced immune suppression: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Vagus Nerve as Modulator of the Brain–Gut Axis: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...
Psychological stress, HSV-1 infection, glucocorticoid receptor-mediated mechanism: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Viruses and beta cell death: https://www.genengnews.com/news/how-a...
Viruses and beta cell death 2:https://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes...

----

This description may contain affiliate links to Amazon, which provide me with a slight commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!