CIA's new target--brain hacking, part 2, rationale
In Brain hacking, part 1, I pointed out some of the technology, with lots more technology to be discussed, so that you may see how close to reality this idea is. The technology exists and just needs refinement. Don't doubt for a moment that the CIA is working on it.
The core of part 1 is based upon mind-to-mind communication.
Hasson has found that a listener's brain activity actually mirrors the speaker's brain when he or she is telling story about a reallife experience. And higher coupling is associated with better understanding.
From my cited link:
This new research supports fNIRS as a viable future tool to study brain-to-brain coupling during social interaction.
I prefer the term mind-to-mind as opposed to brain-to-brain because so far the technology has yet to show promise of affecting deeper structures like the hypothalamus (autonomic control) and deeper parts of the limbic (emotional control) system.
So technology, though robust, still lags behind implementation. The rationale to do this is already spelled out in some of the leaked VAULT 7 documents. Of the 8500+ pages released so far (less than 1% of the total tranche) lies some interesting information.
This I learned only after reading and/or listening to at least 8 articles, as was disclosed by Sargon of Assad
Even for those of you who don't like watching videos, preferring to read, I think you would benefit from listening to this 19 minute presentation.
Amongst the leaked information is mention of a CIA department of meme warfare:
Memes as defined above are cultural bits of information replicated and transmitted from mind to mind. Memes influence, affect [sic], generate and alter ideas.
The documents leaked include a proposed structure of this meme warfare center in the CIA:
Thus we have two pieces of information that confirm a rationale to brain hacking: mind-to-mind alteration vis a vis a Meme Warfare Control center within the CIA combined with the technology partially discussed in part 1.
As I am a non-techie, I found this 59 minute explanatory version of Michael Trimm quite helpful, not that I totally understand it:
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eKj1wqlkUE]
The perverse and pervasive malware techniques devised will empower, with modification, this mind-control regime. Don't you doubt this for a second.
Would the CIA do this? Hell yes! And, hey, Where there's a will, there's a way.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlky98Xga6w]
Smile--you're on candid camera.
Comments
I Don't Think 'affect' Was a Typo.
Affect is psych term for an emotional experience. This happens with many, many stimuli.
http://www.spring.org.uk/2006/11/blurred-definitions-of-affect-and.php
This is Jaak Panksepp, Affective Neuroscientist. He's a bad ass:
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf4ZFwyVJ2A]
And a shorter video from a Ted Talk.
“Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” ~ Sun Tzu
I considered the two versions: affect vs effect
Affect of course applies to emotions (not that the CIA has any) while effect is used in the sense of effectuating or executing and act. In the context, my choice was to go with Effect because the issue at point is effecting change--which would include other things than emotion.
Here used as to "affect" ideas,
meaning to influence them.
Does not mean to bring them into existence. "effect"
not used as a noun here.
imo. thx.
... Hasson has found that a
They call that empathy. You can tell a psychopathic personality by the fact that they cannot understand this, having none themselves. The brainwaves become similar as the listener puts themselves in the other's place, so of course a more empathetic listener will understand more.
Damn, my roommate went to bed next door, past a thin wall, and I'll have to wait to watch the videos... but this does look (terrifyingly) interesting.
Psychopathy is not a political position, whether labeled 'conservatism', 'centrism' or 'left'.
A tin labeled 'coffee' may be a can of worms or pathology identified by a lack of empathy/willingness to harm others to achieve personal desires.
Psychopaths don't have empathy but they can fake it
But they can fake it--just look at Hillary--no, don't do that! She needs to slither under a rock and not be seen again.
I would say that she tries to fake it, but fails.
@HenryAWallace
And fails miserably - try to look at her eyes when she attempts to fake a caring sincerity for the people. Not for long, though, lest ye be sucked within the pits of hell, from whence she came.
Edited to add a missed 's' and to clarify the sentence a bit, as I'd continued directly from your so-perceptive comment.
Psychopathy is not a political position, whether labeled 'conservatism', 'centrism' or 'left'.
A tin labeled 'coffee' may be a can of worms or pathology identified by a lack of empathy/willingness to harm others to achieve personal desires.
I try not to look at her very much. Besides, she is almost as
much of a shape shifter physically as she is ideologically.
For years, I had not seen two pics in which she looked the same or anywhere near the same age. Mysteriously, even on TV she had no wrinkles or sagging skin. I have no idea how she managed that, but it was all very creepy.
It improved some during the general, when we finally saw pics of her that probably show her something like what she looks like now.
@HenryAWallace
The doubles theory has been exploded; there's evidently a veritable army of Clinton clones with various defects streaming out of Site whatever number it was that has the Aliens.
They must reproduce by budding, which neatly explains PotHolder Hillary...
Psychopathy is not a political position, whether labeled 'conservatism', 'centrism' or 'left'.
A tin labeled 'coffee' may be a can of worms or pathology identified by a lack of empathy/willingness to harm others to achieve personal desires.
(edited) Alligator Ed, you successfully de-hacked my brain,
thanks for that. I can think again and apologies for the unedited comment.
https://www.euronews.com/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goats
HW, thanks for the link
This shows that other US organizations, Army, was involved with mind-control experiments on a deeper basis than public relations. The programs failed because of lack of technology. I did not read the book or see the miniseries, but in the late 70's I treated a patient who apparently had been an unwitting "volunteer" for a mind control experiment and sustained significant chemical-induced neurological symptoms. Without seeing or reading the sources you referenced, I can only deduce that mind control experiments of those early days would consist of drugs, electroshock, and "telepathy" at a distance. So much technology has emerged in the past 10 years as to make those early efforts seem like a 6th grade play. We are now on the threshold of truly effective mind control.
@HenryAWallace
Lol. We, I expect, would be considered the goats among the sheep. Places a whole new meaning on 'Who you lookin' at!'
Psychopathy is not a political position, whether labeled 'conservatism', 'centrism' or 'left'.
A tin labeled 'coffee' may be a can of worms or pathology identified by a lack of empathy/willingness to harm others to achieve personal desires.
Ack... this is like one of my fictional nightmares.
It just keeps creeping closer and closer.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbGpcAAIn7Y]
I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
In a way the film clip shows a type of mind control device
but the flaws in concept are obvious. Who would apply the tiny device to a person's ear? Would the wearer be a willing user? If not, then what would happen when the battery failed and the user, no longer in trance state, decided to pull the thing out?
What I am talking about here is influence-at-a-distance. In other words, it would be completely involuntary and possibly unknown by the target. Stay tuned for some more tech stuff on how I believe this could be done.
If any of you remember the cartoon strip, "Dick Tracy, detective" of about 50+ years ago and saw his wrist radio, you would have thought the idea was an unreal trip to fantasyland. But now we have smart watches that can see and speak.
What's next,
voodoo dolls on Langley's 7th floor?
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