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Scientist Develop Effective Brainwashing

posted by martyb on Friday May 29 2015, @11:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the bias-removal-or-indoctrination? dept.

An Anonymous Coward wrote in with the news that a Sleep study raises hope for clinical treatment of racism, sexism and other biases

When the desired behavior is performed, a sound is played. When the test subjects reach deep sleep, that same sound is played repeatedly. Subjects were then more likely to perform the desired behavior.

The article, "Unlearning implicit social biases during sleep" appears in the journal Science; an abstract and full report are available.

[Original Submission - Ed.]

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by frojack on Friday May 29 2015, @11:44PM

    by frojack (1554) on Friday May 29 2015, @11:44PM (#189901) Journal

    This seems the place for the obligatory "What could Possibly Go Wrong?" question.

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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Saturday May 30 2015, @09:03AM

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Saturday May 30 2015, @09:03AM (#190036) Homepage
    I don't know. I saw the documentary (A Clockwork Orange), and really enjoyed it, so I'm really looking forward to this being rolled out.
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