Is it possible to implant a microchip in somebodys brain to control their thoughts?
Dear Cecil:I’m interested to know if electronic technology is available for controlling (a) a person’s state of mind such as for brainwashing, making a person commit a crime, commit suicide, and so on; (b) a person’s inner thoughts or voices by planting an electronic implant in a person’s eyes or skull. If such a technology is available, would it be used only by state agencies or would private labs have access to it for their own research? Also I would like to know, if a person feels he or she was implanted how can the implants be detected and removed? — Mary B., Plano, Texas Cecil replies: The editor who forwarded your question to me added the note “Watch out, Cecil. This Mary sounds like trouble.” But I figure, who needs my help more than the nuts? A surprisingly large number of people figure they’ve been implanted with a microchip that controls their thoughts and actions. Related conspiracy theories: they’re irradiating my body with microwaves! They’re reading my mind by remote cont
