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 ...

When Sid Kouider showed up at Slush, the annual startup showcase in Helsinki, wearing an ascot cap and a device he claimed would usher in a new era of technological mind control, no one thought he was ...

Wireless mind control is here. But you don't need to panic just yet. In a groundbreaking development, scientists from South Korea have invented remote control technology that enables brain ...

A team of South Korean researchers have developed a new tool that uses only light to control brain circuits, emotion, and behaviors. As reported by The Debrief, a press release for the study explains ...

Managing stress, keeping a journal, mediating, and other strategies can help you change your mindset, making it easier to direct your thoughts in a certain direction. Share on Pinterest Mihajlo ...

Anthony is a writer who's worked in the games industry for four years. He's a competitive gamer with a soft spot for retro titles. Anthony enjoys speedrunning a few titles, but Simpson's Hit & Run is ...

This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers. With only your mind: you can imagine, you can dream improbable ...

When I taught “Introduction to Psychology,” we covered four main goals of psychology: to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior (Coon, Mitterer, 2013). The idea of control is ultimately self ...

Adult fruit fly brain infected with Wolbachia (in green). (Image by Brandt Warecki) Some parasites can hijack the behavior of the animals they infect. Grasshoppers colonized by hairworms will jump ...