Brain Freeze: Why Can Ice Cream Knock Us Out?

Bélinda Ibrahim, 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Brain Freeze Science Cold Ice Reflex

It’s an experience many of us have had, often while sitting at a café terrace in summer or sharing a bowl of ice cream with friends. You take a bite, swallow too quickly, and suddenly a sharp pain shoots across your forehead, a jolt so sudden it makes you stop in your tracks. The term “brain freeze” captures this almost absurd sensation, as ...