Here is an errie and a bit scary demonstration using strong magnetic fields to selectively disable areas of the brain. They call it therapeutic I can see a somewhat darker use.
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We already have things that do just that (i.e., turn off/bypass parts of your brain):
ReplyDelete1) advertising
2) religion
ouch!
ReplyDelete3) political adverts!