NEW INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES UNVEILED
By Keith Johnson
Are elite scientists on the precipice of intro-
ducing a whole new generation of interrogation and mind-control techniques whereby individuals can be
compelled to confess to crimes they did not commit?
According to university researchers in Estonia, the
process involves placing apowerful magnet to either side
of the brain’s prefrontal cortex (PFC). The result is that
this can significantly influence whether a person decides
to lie or tell the truth in a given situation.
A study published in Behavioral Brain Research by professors Inga Karton and Talis Bachmann documents arecent experiment in which 16 test subjects were shown different colored discs and given the option to either answer truthfully or deceptively to questions about what color they saw.Those who received transcranial magnetic stimulation to the left side of the PFC were found to lie more often, while those who received the identical stim-
ulation to the right side tended to answer more honestly.
As provocative as these findings are, they do not yet
establish a foolproof method for extracting the truth from
potentially reluctant witnesses or suspects. This initial
study only demonstrates that a disproportionate number
of test subjects either lied or told the truth depending on
which side was stimulated. Otherwise, the results suggest
that those intent on misleading their interrogators
could still be successful in doing so, while those more
susceptible to mind control may be persuaded to make
patently false statements that could potentially work
against their own best interests.
Past research suggests that stimulating the brain’s PFC
with magnetic fields may not be any more effective in
eliciting confessions than administering the proper
amounts of drugs or alcohol.
In 2008, a study funded by the Charleston Alcohol
Research Center used rodents to examine the effects of
alcohol on the PFC. They determined that certain concentrations of ethanol, usually associated with mild to
moderate intoxication, significantly disrupted the activity of an essential neuron receptor that regulates the PFC
and prevents it from functioning abnormally.
According to an article in "Science Daily":
“The pre-frontal cortex is a part of the brain that helps us decide whether we should take actions or not,” said John J.
Woodward, a neurosciences professor in the Center for
Drug and Alcohol Programs at the Medical University
of South Carolina.“When the PFC is damaged or its ac-
tivity is decreased,behavior can change dramatically,and
people can lose much of their inhibition and ability to
weigh the consequences of their actions.”
In light of these findings, it could be that the Estonian researchers stumbled on a new way to simulate the
intoxicating effects that drugs and alcohol have on the
brain rather than finding a key that unlocks the door to
the mind’s internal defenses.
But that’s not to say that the U.S.government neocons will not
find ways to exploit this new technology for its own nefarious purposes.In fact, using magnets—as opposed to
pharmaceuticals—for interrogation purposes may provide lBlack Ops with the loophole they need to
skirt legal and human rights concerns.
——
KeithJohnson
is an independent journalis tand the editor of“Revolt of the Plebs,”an alternative news website that can be found at RevoltofthePlebs.com
By Keith Johnson
Are elite scientists on the precipice of intro-
ducing a whole new generation of interrogation and mind-control techniques whereby individuals can be
compelled to confess to crimes they did not commit?
According to university researchers in Estonia, the
process involves placing apowerful magnet to either side
of the brain’s prefrontal cortex (PFC). The result is that
this can significantly influence whether a person decides
to lie or tell the truth in a given situation.
A study published in Behavioral Brain Research by professors Inga Karton and Talis Bachmann documents arecent experiment in which 16 test subjects were shown different colored discs and given the option to either answer truthfully or deceptively to questions about what color they saw.Those who received transcranial magnetic stimulation to the left side of the PFC were found to lie more often, while those who received the identical stim-
ulation to the right side tended to answer more honestly.
As provocative as these findings are, they do not yet
establish a foolproof method for extracting the truth from
potentially reluctant witnesses or suspects. This initial
study only demonstrates that a disproportionate number
of test subjects either lied or told the truth depending on
which side was stimulated. Otherwise, the results suggest
that those intent on misleading their interrogators
could still be successful in doing so, while those more
susceptible to mind control may be persuaded to make
patently false statements that could potentially work
against their own best interests.
Past research suggests that stimulating the brain’s PFC
with magnetic fields may not be any more effective in
eliciting confessions than administering the proper
amounts of drugs or alcohol.
In 2008, a study funded by the Charleston Alcohol
Research Center used rodents to examine the effects of
alcohol on the PFC. They determined that certain concentrations of ethanol, usually associated with mild to
moderate intoxication, significantly disrupted the activity of an essential neuron receptor that regulates the PFC
and prevents it from functioning abnormally.
According to an article in "Science Daily":
“The pre-frontal cortex is a part of the brain that helps us decide whether we should take actions or not,” said John J.
Woodward, a neurosciences professor in the Center for
Drug and Alcohol Programs at the Medical University
of South Carolina.“When the PFC is damaged or its ac-
tivity is decreased,behavior can change dramatically,and
people can lose much of their inhibition and ability to
weigh the consequences of their actions.”
In light of these findings, it could be that the Estonian researchers stumbled on a new way to simulate the
intoxicating effects that drugs and alcohol have on the
brain rather than finding a key that unlocks the door to
the mind’s internal defenses.
But that’s not to say that the U.S.government neocons will not
find ways to exploit this new technology for its own nefarious purposes.In fact, using magnets—as opposed to
pharmaceuticals—for interrogation purposes may provide lBlack Ops with the loophole they need to
skirt legal and human rights concerns.
——
KeithJohnson
is an independent journalis tand the editor of“Revolt of the Plebs,”an alternative news website that can be found at RevoltofthePlebs.com