Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In today's complex social landscape, recognizing the subtle signs of manipulation is more essential than ever. Mind control, ...

Brainwashing is often viewed as a Cold War relic—think '60s films like "The Manchurian Candidate" and "The IPCRESS File." But Rebecca Lemov, professor of the history of science, argues in her recently ...

“I felt like my brain was controlled by a computer chip.” “I wasn’t myself.” “I couldn’t think for myself. I really couldn’t think at all.” “I looked in the mirror and felt like I wasn’t there.” “All ...

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Project Mind Control tells the lurid tale of the CIA's attempts to discover the scientific principles that would allow people to control subjects' thoughts and actions. The author, University of Texas ...

The CIA was rumored to have experimented with mind-control methods during the Cold War, in an attempt to turn citizens into cold-blooded assassins. Now, a psychiatrist who reviewed more than 1,500 ...