March 13, 2005
The science of brainwashing:
In the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the fictional company Lacuna Inc. offers to alter the mind by erasing painful memories.
A new book on 'brainwashing' by neurobiologist Kathleen Taylor questions whether such technology is likely to exist by looking at the history of such claims and the science of 'thought control'.
Taylor recently appeared on ABC Radio National's In Conversation to discuss her book and issues including the origins of brainwashing in the Korean War, cults, advertising, neuroscience and free will.
Link to realaudio archive of radio show.
Link to review of the book from The Times.
