Battle for the Mind; A Physiology of Conversion

Battle for the Mind; A Physiology of Conversion and Brain-Washing William Walters Sargant, William Sargent
Publisher: Malor Books

Project M-K Ultra, the CIA´s Program of Research in Behavioral Modification. How can an evangelist convert a hardboiled sophisticate? Of course, Sargant is best known for his research on brainwashing. Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of Conversion and Brainwashing. € The Mechanism of Conversion.” British Medical Journal, 2:311-316. Why does a POW sign a “confession” that he knows is false? That's from Battle for the Mind by William Sargant, a little book I picked up quite by chance a few years ago in a used bookstore. Finally, it should be noted that cult/brainwashing theory often tends to posit the emergence of a false self which cultic conditioning and mind control is said to superimpose on the authentic, developmental self of the convert. Government Printing Office, 1977). He's the author of Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of Conversion and Brainwashing (1957), basically a how-to of techniques for reprogramming people. The Mind Possessed: A Physiology of Possession, Mysticism and Faith Healing. [7] William Sargant, Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of Conversion and Brain-Washing (London, England: William Heinemann Ltd., 1957): 88.