How Magnetic Nanoparticles Can Control Your Behaviour

While the ruling class uses non-physical means to control our behaviours, recent research by scientists at the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea have developed a method of controlling the brains of mice that is, to put it bluntly, frightening.

 

Recent research published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology entitled "In vivo magnetogenetics for cell-type-specific targeting and modulation of brain circuits" by Sea-Hyun Choi et al at the Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS) located in Seoul, Republic of Korea have developed a method to manipulate certain regions of the brain using magnetic fields and magnetized nanoparticle technology that will allow for wireless, remote and precise modulation of specific deep brain neural circuits through the combined use of magnetized nanoparticles and magnetic fields.  The researchers term this technology Nano-MIND (Magnetogenetic Interface for NeuroDynamics).  

In a press release, the authors note the following:

"The human brain contains over 100 billion neurons interconnected in a complex network. Controlling the neural circuits is crucial for understanding higher brain functions like cognition, emotion, and social behavior, as well as identifying the causes of various brain disorders. Novel technology to control brain functions also has implications for advancing brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), such as those being developed by Neuralink, which aim to enable control of external devices through thought alone.

While magnetic fields have long been used in medical imaging due to their safety and ability to penetrate biological tissue, precisely controlling brain circuits with magnetic fields has been a significant challenge for scientists."

 

Nano-MIND allowed researchers to wirelessly and remotely control specific regions of the brain to modulate higher order brain functions including emotions, social behaviours and motivation in their research subjects.  The innovative technology was used to accomplish two goals:

1.) activating receptors in the mouse preoptic area which is responsible for maternal behaviours - by activating the GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) receptors in female mice, researchers were able to get non-maternal mice to exhibit behaviours toward pups that were similar to those exhibited by maternal mice.

 

2.) targeting motivation circuits in the lateral hypothalamus and activating inhibitory neurons in this region increased mice appetites and feeding behaviours by 100 percent.  In contrast, activating excitatory neurone in this region resulted in a more than 50 percent reduction in appetite and feeding behaviours.

 

3.) activating regions of the brain that are responsible for "friendly behaviours" which encouraged mice that were not familiar with each other to be social in a small space.

 

Here is an overview of the nano-MIND technology:

Here is a final quote from the press release:

 

"These results show that nano-MIND technology can selectively activate desired brain circuits to bidirectionally modulate higher brain functions, paving the way for advancements in neuroscience and potential therapeutic applications.

Director CHEON Jinwoo of the Center for Nanomedicine stated, "This is the world's first technology to freely control specific brain regions using magnetic fields. We expect it to be widely used in research to understand brain functions, sophisticated artificial neural networks, two-way BCI technologies, and new treatments for neurological disorders.""

While this technology is being touted as a potential solution for various psychological issues like depression, just think of how the technology could be used to remotely control the behaviours of human beings, particularly those whose behaviours are interpreted as being unacceptable by the powers that ought not to be.  That, my readers, is one frightening prospect.