Mind control weapons may sound like something from a dystopian science fiction film, but experts now say they are becoming a reality.
Scientists have issued an ominous warning over mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ that can target your perception, memory, and even behaviour.
In a newly published book, Dr Michael Crowley and Professor Malcolm Dando, of Bradford University, argue that recent scientific advances should be a ‘wake-up call’.
Professor Dando says: ‘The same knowledge that helps us treat neurological disorders could be used to disrupt cognition, induce compliance, or even in the future turn people into unwitting agents.’
Nations including the US, China, Russia, and the UK have been researching so-called central nervous system (CNS)-acting weapons since the 1950s.
Now, Dr Crowley and Professor Dando argue that modern neuroscience has become so advanced that truly terrifying mind weapons could be created.
Professor Dando says: ‘We are entering an era where the brain itself could become a battlefield.
‘The tools to manipulate the central nervous system – to sedate, confuse, or even coerce – are becoming more precise, more accessible, and more attractive to states.’




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