A Magnetic Field Applied to the Brain Can Alter People's Sense of Morality
Perfect for brainwashing an evil clone army
By Clay Dillow Posted 03.30.2010 at 1:38 pm
Studies have shown that the right temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) lights up with activity when we engage in moral judgments like evaluating the intentions of another person, indicating the region is important to making moral decisions. But while we like to think we're very consistent in our morality, the MIT team showed that an electromagnetic field applied to the scalp impairs our ability to evaluate the intentions of others, leaving us with little by which to hand down a moral judgment.
To clarify, the electromagnetic field essentially removed the test subjects' moral compass so there was no 'internal rule book' for judging the choices presented to them in the experiment.
This article made me think of three things:
1) what a great way to mess someone up in a voting booth.
2) I wonder what happens to all that electromagnetic radiation from our cell phones while we're holding them to our heads... O_O
3) I wonder if George W. Bush had some sort of EM radiation emitter hung over his baby crib. This would explain a LOT.
Hit up that first link for more info about the study and some pretty fun comments, too. My favorite is the one that has the commenter admitting to knowing some people who have that part of the brain atrophied from lack of use. ^_^ I'm just sure he knows a lot of people in Washington DC.
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