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What if curses are less about ghosts and more about what your brain can do to your body? Folklore blames dark magic but science points to something just as eerie — and far more real — happening inside your brain. Find out about the psychobiology of a curse in the latest Halloween blog from the Lit Lab Science and Sip blog, 'the Science of…Halloween' Check back each week during October to see what science is brewing behind the magic!

Witches’ brews. Love potions. Curses whispered in the dark. Halloween thrives on the spooky power of old remedies and folk magic but how much of those eerie old remedies were pure superstition — and how much was early, if slightly deadly, science? Find out in the latest Halloween blog from the Lit Lab Science and Sip blog, 'the Science of…Halloween'

Ever wondered if your favourite tunes could boost your brainpower. A recent study has shed light on the how background music can influence our ability to absorb written information. Read on (we suggest in silence) for the latest Lit Lab London Science and Sip blog series, 'the Science of…' Check back each week for a new blog in the series!