Scientists can change your belief on God and immigrants
868 views · Published 15 October 2015 · 3:40 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: Real Thing TV · 2015 · News & Politics
Scientists claim they can change your belief on immigrants and God – with MAGNETS. ATTITUDES towards God and immigrants can be changed by beaming magnetic waves into the brain, scientists have claimed. A bizarre experiment claims to be able to make Christians no longer believe in God and make Britons open their arms to migrants in experiments some may find a threat to their values. Scientists looked at how the brain resolves abstract ideological problems. Using a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), researchers safely shut down certain groups of neurones in the brains of volunteers. TMS, which is used to treat depression, involves placing a large electromagnetic coil against the scalp which creates electric currents that stimulate nerve cells in the region of the brain involved in mood control. Researchers found the technique radically altered religious perceptions and prejudice. Belief in God was reduced almost by a third, while participants became 28.5 per cent less bothered by immigration numbers. Dr Keise Izuma, from the University of York, said: "People often turn to ideology when they are confronted by problems. "We wanted to find out whether a brain region that is linked with solving concrete problems, like deciding how to move one's body to overcome an obstacle, is also involved in solving abstract problems addressed by ideology." The scientists targeted the posterior medial frontal cortex, a brain region a few inches up from the forehead that is associated with detecting and responding to problems. Volunteers were asked to rate their belief in God, heaven, the devil, and hell after undergoing pre-screening to ensure that they held religious convictions. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/611992/Scientists-experiment-magnets-immigrants-God-magnetic-waves
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