I was kind of shocked to see that Dr. Jose Delgado's name was
mentioned in this peer reviewed paper. There are a lot of things I do
not agree with in it. After reading it, you may disagree as well. The
ideas put forth in this article are the same ones being applied to TIs.
For that reason, all TIs should read and understand the message that is
being sent to doctors. Here are some excerpts.
"PREMISE 2. Free
will is a mere illusion: a large body of evidence points to the
unescapable conclusion that the pursuit of goals that we consciously set
and adopt is prepared unconsciously (Wegner, 2002). Goals themselves
can arise and operate unconsciously (Custers and Aarts, 2010), with the
brain easily deceived and manipulated by external factors (Fine, 2006),
including subliminal stimuli (Custers and Aarts, 2010). This fact is
still being downplayed or even ignored by many, as this casts a pall on
how we should judge criminal behavior (“He did it, but is not
responsible”). On the other hand, this opens the way to neurosurgical
modulation of behavior (presently pursued for other psychiatric
indications: Arle and Shils, 2011) in the criminal subject. The goal is
redirecting the action course of the criminal behavior by “rewriting”
the original priming signal to commit an antisocial act. This should not
come as a surprise. Psychopathic behavior is a purely biological
epiphenomenon and can be induced. For instance, Blair and Cipolotti
(2000) reported a patient (J.S.) who, following trauma to the right
frontal region, including the orbitofrontal cortex, presented with
“acquired sociopathy”. His behavior was notably aberrant and marked by
high levels of aggression and a callous disregard for others (see also
Burns and Swerdlow, 2003). Moral reasoning is most usefully thought of
as an attempt to explain the cause and effect of our moral intuitions
that draws upon all available explicit information about a given
situation. This attempt is carried out by the so-called left hemispheric
interpreter, a specialized module that tries to make sense of
unconsciously determined behaviors (Funk and Gazzaniga, 2009).
Differences in opinion on moral topics may be based on the sensitivities
of specific neural circuits that process various moral dimensions
(Haidt, 2007)."
"Recently, a tDCS study showed that stimulating
the right DLPFC increases compliance to social norms enforced by
punishment (Ruff et al., 2013). This point is important: psychopaths may
believe to act appropriately, and it is imperative to “switch” their
right/wrong circuitry to a socially non-disruptive mode. This also means
that CS will be applied simultaneously to psychological reconditioning:
this is similar to boosting neuroplasticity via CS during
rehabilitation for stroke (see Canavero, 2009)."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3942645/
Yes. You can use this as a citation if you are participating in the Targeted Individually-Resist Collectively-Win Politically Research Project. See what I mean, be creative, dig. We will find the answers.
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