That’s a Relief: Ice Cream Doesn’t Cause Brain Damage

Discover, September 22 2010.

So sweet… so painful. You try to hold back, to stop yourself from over-indulging, because you know what will happen: That crippling, brain-piercing pain of the ever-feared brain freeze will ruin your ice cream love-fest.

Bjorn Carey of Popular Science discussed this terrifying condition with medical experts, seeking their opinion:

First, let’s get one thing straight. “This condition is referred to as an ‘ice-cream headache,’ ” says Stacey Gray, a sinus surgeon at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. “It’s a very technical term.” Read More >