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Mind Control:
The Ultimate Brave
New World
Technologies for stimulating the
brain and controlling the mind
can have benefits, but they have
a dark side that military and
intelligence planners have been
exploiting for decades.
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Extracted from Nexus Magazine, Volume 13, Number 2
(February - March 2006 & April-May 2006)
PO Box 30, Mapleton Qld 4560 Australia.
editor@nexusmagazine.com
www.nexusmagazine.com
by Nick Begich, MD © 2006
Extracted from: "Controlling the Human Mind” 2006
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It would also appear possible to create high
fidelity speech in the human body, raising
the possibility of covert suggestion and
psychological direction... Thus, it may be
possible to "talk" to selected adversaries
in a fashion that would be most disturbing
to them .1
— US Air Force, New World Vistas: Air and
Space Power for the 21st Century 1
The idea that the brain can be made to
function at a more efficient and directed
level has been the subject of research by
scientists, mystics, health practitioners
and others for as long as mankind has
contemplated such matters. In the last
decade, advances in the science of the brain
have begun to yield significant results. The
results of the research are startling,
challenging and, if misused, will be
frightening. The certainty to be expected
from the research is that it will continue
to proceed.
The idea that people can be impacted by
external signal generators which create, for
example, pulsed electromagnetic fields,
pulsed light and pulsed sound signals is not
new. The following information demonstrates
some of the possibilities and gives hints of
the potentials of the technology. On the
positive side, researchers in the field of
light and sound are making huge progress in
a number of areas, including working with
learning disabilities, attention deficit
disorders, stroke recovery, accelerated
learning, drug/alcohol addiction and
enhanced human performance. The research has
shown that certain brain states can be
influenced in a way which causes changes
within the brain itself. These changes allow
individuals the possibility of influencing
specific conditions in the mind and body
otherwise thought beyond our direct control.
The military and others interested in such
things have also focused a large amount of
research into this area for the purpose of
enhancing the performance of soldiers while
degrading the performance of adversaries.
What is known is that great strides in the
area of behaviour control are now possible
with systems developed and under development
by most sophisticated countries on the
planet. These new technologies represent a
much different approach to warfare which our
government is describing as part of the
"Revolution in Military Affairs". While
these new technologies offer much for
military planners, they offer even more to
citizens generally. Their potential use in
military applications and "peacekeeping"
creates the need for open debate of this new
realm of intelligence-gathering,
manipulation and warfare. The most basic
ethical questions regarding use of these
technologies have not been adequately
addressed.
At the same time that defence and
intelligence-gathering capabilities are
being sought, independent researchers are
fully engaged in seeking positive uses for
the technology. The potentials of the
technology, like all technology, are great
as both a destructive or constructive force
for change. The idea of enhancing physical
and mental performance while bypassing what
heretofore was a long and arduous road to
achieve the same results is exciting.
Maintaining the research in the open
literature and ensuring that constructive
uses are encouraged is critical.
I began looking into technologies for
stimulating brain performance about fifteen
years ago. At the time, there were limited
tools available compared to what is now
possible. Now it is possible to obtain light
and sound, electrocranial and biofeedback
tools for use in this exploration. Moreover,
there are audio materials also available for
use with most of these tools. These audio
materials can be used for learning
languages, behaviour modification or
enhanced performance. The biofeedback side
of the new technology is being used to train
people to reach specific desired brain
states for optimum performance.
The use of light and sound devices for
stimulating brain activity which is
conducive to accelerated learning and
relaxation is a growing area of interest to
many people. Moreover, the use of these
tools in conjunction with biofeedback has
been the subject of quickly evolving
research. The combined technologies of brain
state inducement and biofeedback offer
exciting possibilities. It has been found
with the combination that a person, in a
matter of several weeks, can learn to modify
purposefully his/her brain activity in a way
which would have taken a Zen master twenty
years to accomplish. It has been shown that
some children with attention deficit
disorders can be taught to regulate their
brain activities so that they can learn
efficiently without chemicals. It has been
demonstrated that recovering stroke victims
can more rapidly recover when working with
brain-biofeedback practitioners and these
new tools.
The research is also teaching us a good deal
about our suggestibility in terms of
influences which have an impact on our
behaviour. The underlying message that comes
with the new technology is the necessity of
providing safeguards against misuse.
Additionally, recognition of the everyday
stimulation we all get and the effect of
these information inputs on our learning
processes becomes more clear. The
suggestibility of humans, particularly when
in a fatigued condition, has been exploited
by terrorists, cults and others in pursuit
of their own aims. The passive
suggestibility of radio and television as we
weave in and out of the semi-sleep states is
for the most part not even recognised. The
passive learning situations become even more
relevant when we consider how we "receive
the news" in our daily lives. The ability to
influence thinking, behaviour and
performance is indeed a two-edged sword.
The 1980s and 1990s were focused on building
up the physical body. The 21st century will
see a focus on building the mind and
optimising mental performance. The idea of
merging the new technologies into education

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