Researchers found the technique radically altered religious perceptions and prejudice.
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A bizarre experiment claims to be able to make Christians no longer believe in God and make Britons open their arms to migrants in experiments some may find a threat to their values.
Scientists looked at how the brain resolves abstract ideological problems.
Using a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), researchers safely shut down certain groups of neurones in the brains of volunteers.
TMS, which is used to treat depression, involves placing a large electromagnetic coil against the scalp which creates electric currents that stimulate nerve cells in the region of the brain involved in mood control.
The research, published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, suggests our brains use the same basic mental pathways to solve practical problems such as following directions or ideological issues such as immigration and religion. Lead author Dr Colin Holbrook, form the the University of California at Los Angeles, said: "These findings are very striking, and consistent with the idea that brain mechanisms that evolved for relatively basic threat-response functions are re-purposed to also produce ideological reactions.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/611992/Scientists-experiment-magnets-immigrants-God-magnetic-waves
Scientists claim they can change your belief on immigrants and God – with MAGNETS
ATTITUDES towards God and immigrants can be changed by beaming magnetic waves into the brain, scientists have claimed.
By Selina Sykes
PUBLISHED: 10:47, Wed, Oct 14, 2015 | UPDATED: 12:25, Wed, Oct 14, 2015
EXPRESS.CO.UK
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