Brainwashing your fellow man may be just a magnet away!

[weavedancer]

Fascinating article about an area of the brain called the "moral compass" and a study about disrupting it

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[desertmoloch]

I'll wait for an article that isn't from the Daily Mail, but looks promising :)

[weavedancer]

Ask and ye shall receive:

http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2010/03/magnetic_manipulation_of_the_sense_of_morailty.php?utm_source=networkbanner&utm_medium=link

The original article:

Young, L., et al. (2010). Disruption of the right temporoparietal junction with transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces the role of beliefs in moral judgments. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/03/11/0914826107

[desertmoloch]

Awesome. Me likey peer reviewed publications ;)

[weavedancer]

I try not to go too far in the first pass. It's like nerdzillla rampaging through Tokyo.

I am unsurprised that you prefer more scientific treatments. One of the things I like about you.

[desertmoloch]

Found this, and instantly though of this conversation.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBT6OSr1TI