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The Skeptics Guide #938 - Jul 1 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Origins of Decosation in the Brain

The word decosation comes from the Latin decusatus, which ultimately was like to cross. It actually apparently came from an earlier root, which had to do with a, with a coin. And really it's a, it's a pretty straightforward definition when you look at the etymology. But interestingly, Steve, what is the analog, do you know, in Greek in the brain? Think about the optic chiasm.

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