REGULATION OF THALAMIC ACTIVITY FOR CONTROL OF AGGRESSION

摘要

War of aggression, the root cause of which exists in the mind, produces suffering to constituents and their leaders. Multiple sites in the human brain are associated with aggression; however, a universal site responsible for all aggressive actions has not been found. Electrical stimulation of the brain has changed aggressive behavior, and electrical stimulation in some instances can overcome voluntary behavior. Of the many methods to stimulate the brain remotely and modify aggressive behavior, stimulation of the senses of touch, sight and/or sound is advantageous since it bypasses the blood brain barrier and the electrical impedance of soft tissues and bone overlying the brain. Stimulation of the senses produces waves comprised of action potentials in the thalamus that can interfere or entrain existing action potential waves. The waves from stimulation have the potential to discriminate existing electrical activity of sites in the brain associated with aggressive behavior.