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#16 The Science of Brain Freeze: Why Ice Cream Hurts

#16 The Science of Brain Freeze: Why Ice Cream Hurts

Update: 2025-09-04
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It’s that sudden, intense headache that strikes after eating ice cream too fast. But what is a "brain freeze," really? This episode explains the fascinating vascular reaction behind sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia (the scientific name for brain freeze) and reveals the simple trick to making it stop instantly.

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#16 The Science of Brain Freeze: Why Ice Cream Hurts

#16 The Science of Brain Freeze: Why Ice Cream Hurts

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