Scientists use magnets to change attitudes on immigration, religion

[Will Wiley]

Mind hack: Scientists use magnets to change attitudes on immigration, religion

Researchers from the University of York have used magnetic energy to suppress humans’ ‘threat-response’ functions and dramatically change people’s attitudes to immigration.
Psychologists used magnetic force to safely shut down the region of the brain associated with “threat-response functions” and conducted a series of tests where volunteers were asked questions about their beliefs.

Scientists found the people were less likely to have negative views when the magnetic force was applied to the posterior medial frontal cortex, positioned a few inches up from the forehead.

 

[James Brown]

Could be dangerous, if in the wrong hands.

 

[fromderinside]

Mind hack: Scientists use magnets to change attitudes on immigration, religion

Researchers from the University of York have used magnetic energy to suppress humans’ ‘threat-response’ functions and dramatically change people’s attitudes to immigration.
Psychologists used magnetic force to safely shut down the region of the brain associated with “threat-response functions” and conducted a series of tests where volunteers were asked questions about their beliefs.

Scientists found the people were less likely to have negative views when the magnetic force was applied to the posterior medial frontal cortex, positioned a few inches up from the forehead.

So here's the pub: Neuromodulation of Group Prejudice and Religious Belief http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0kj9w0km#page-3 copiable version is http://file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/eScholarship UC item 0kj9w0km.pdf

You are welcome very much.

A read reveals a rich history of such methods using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). First pop. Be back in a few hours.