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Mouse experiments reveal the brain–heart connections that cause us to lose consciousness rapidly — and wake up moments later.
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The Effect of Melodrama (1830) by Louis Leopold Boilly. The precise mechanisms that control how and why people faint have long puzzled scientists. Credit: Leemage/Corbis via Getty
Whether as a result of heat, hunger, standing for too long or merely the sight of blood or needles, 40% of people faint at least once in their lives.
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