New mind control tech could be used to treat mood and behavioral disorders.
Mind controlling organisms is one thing but doing so at a distance is another. But in South Korea, a groundbreaking remote mind control tech has been developed.
This long-range, large-volume remote mind control tech was used on mice and the purpose of the study is to find a new non-invasive medical procedure.
Published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the scientists at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) created the hardware to manipulate the brain of mice using magnetic fields. They tested it and in one experiment, they were able to induce the maternal instincts of female mice through manipulation of social behaviors.
In another experiment, the magnetic fields manipulated the mice’s appetite and the animals lost 10% of their body weight, around 4.3 grams. These results suggested that magnetic fields could influence aspects of the brain associated with behavior.
“We expect it to be widely used in research to understand brain functions, sophisticated artificial neural networks, two-way brain-computer interface technologies, and new treatments for neurological disorders,”
Dr. Cheon said, study’s lead author and director of the IBS Center for Nanomedicine.
If you’re concerned, magnetic fields aren’t new in medicine. In fact, you can find a common diagnostic tool that uses a giant magnet to “see” through the human body. It’s MRI or magnetic resonance imaging.
But we get it if you’re wary of the mind-controlling potential of the new hardware. Keep in mind that the mice used in the study were genetically engineered to be more susceptible to magnetic fields.
Right now, the scientists see the most obvious application of the remote mind control tech is for treating moods and other behaviors. Let’s hope they take their time studying this tech and not rush for human testing.
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