This is a concept familiar to many but not generally covered in the context of biological psychology. It involves the induction of psychological pressure directed consistently at an individual in order to induce changes in cognitive processing and...

Literally, to wash the brain clear so that it can be reprogrammed according to the ideological viewpoints of those who are controlling the process. See...

BRAINWASHING (DEBATE). The current debate over brainwashing (the term is used here generically to refer to mind control, coercive persuasion, or thought reform unless otherwise stipulated) is best understood in the broader context of recurrent concerns...

Brainwashing (also known as thought reform or as re-education) consists of any effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and beliefs in a person — sometimes unwelcome beliefs in conflict with the person's prior beliefs and knowledge.[1] In 1987,...

When I Awoke I Was Alone, This Bird Had Flown SHIVA SHIVA, Y'ALL GEORGE HARRISON Brainwashed Capitol I didn't find out about George Harrison's death until the morning after, just as I set out on my drive into work. Stories a...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 01-26-2005 Brainwashed by a sponge Date: 01-26-2005, Wednesday Section: OPINION Edtion: All Editions EXTRA! EXTRA! SpongeBob SquarePants is the star of a "pro-homosexual video" that is "potentially brainwashing kids." Who knew? The Christian right...

Ayman al-Zawahri, al-Qaida's No. 2. George Habash of the PLO. Mahmoud Zahar, the Hamas strongman in Gaza. All trained as doctors _ as did at least seven suspects in the failed bomb attacks in Britain.The general public often is shocked to see that doctors _...

A 40-second rant by a British Broadcasting Corp. reporter, shouting angrily at Church of Scientology official while researching a documentary, has become fodder for a simmering dispute now playing itself out in Internet video clips.John Sweeney's outburst came as he was interviewing Tommy Davis, a...