Throughout history, humans have attempted to influence and control the thoughts of others. In Brainwashing, Kathleen Taylor brings the worlds of neuroscience and social psychology together for the first time to examine the practice. She tackles the ethical problems involved in carrying out experiments on humans, the limitations of animal models, and the frightening implications of such research. She also explores the history of thought-control and shows how it still exists all around us. Professor Taylor has contributed a new preface and afterword to this edition.