Patent Application
20160375220
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The most serious man-made threat to civilization is the deployment of weapons of mass destruction by a leader or group of leaders who are impulsive, immature and fearless. If such weapons are launched on a society that is not able to defend itself with antiballistic missiles a catastrophe is inevitable. A catastrophe will not only occur from those who experience a direct hit, but such an event is predicted to produce global traumatic stress. Such stress has the potential to cripple the minds of many inhabitants on earth. (Goldberg, 2008)
Throughout history resolution of conflict by force has evolved from hand to hand contact to use of projectile weapons. Weapons from wave energy are uniquely different than present weapons. Interference between waves is not limited by the confines of space. Unlike weapons made of matter, weapons composed of waves can coexist in the brain and interfere with brain electrophysiology. These weapons can be remotely fired and penetrate the cranium and brain. It is the purpose of this invention to describe a method to alter the mind(s) of a leader or leaders by focusing electromagnetic waves into the brain of these leaders to cripple their ability to perform heinous acts on society. Such a weapon could be lethal or incapacitating. In order to avoid another arms race, this weapon should be authorized to be used by the United Nations.
The anatomy of the skull predicts where electromagnetic waves are most likely to penetrate. Because the bones of the cranium are thinnest in the region of the pterion and more specifically where the pterion is contiguous with the temporal bone, an electromagnetic wave is most likely to effectively penetrate this area. (
Changing the trajectory of chaotic brain activity may require only small modifications of brain electrical activity to change associated behaviors. Stimulation of the amygdala within the anterior temporal lobe has reliably produced fear. (Gloor, Olivier, Quesney, Andermann, & Horowitz, 1982) Respiratory depression has also been reported from amygdala stimulation. (Dlouhy et al., 2015) If stimulation of the temporal lobe produces seizures, then incapacitation or death may be likely.
Previous work has shown that frequencies between 5-40 Hz stimulate cortical neurons as measured by phosphene activity. (Goldberg, 2016) The frequency of phosphene activity is much less than that of the frequency of stimulation, suggesting that the phosphene frequency is a beat frequency generated by the superposition of external electromagnetic waves with natural brain wave frequencies.
The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage. This definition is incomplete since it considers pain as a cause of actual or potential tissue damage. A more complete definition of pain is that which causes suffering and/or distress.
Pain and peace are states within the mind that are not complementary. If resolution of conflicts between leaders and their countries were easy with win-win outcomes, then the world would be a more peaceful place. Unfortunately this is not always the case and leaders bring to the negotiation table their pain from many sources. In fact negotiations often become competitive rather than cooperative and end with compromise where parties agree to accept something less then they originally wanted. (Coleman 2015) It is proposed that if the minds of world leaders were at peace that war would be a less likely choice for resolution of conflicts and more negotiations would end with win-win resolutions.
Within the mind three causes of pain may exist: 1) feelings including emotions 2) memories and 3) thoughts. Feelings can be site specific causes of pain that may be transmitted by the afferent or sympathetic nervous system. Emotions such as anger, fear, grief, envy and guilt are a subset of painful feelings which exist within the mind and may relate to neuroendocrine function. Memories are images within the mind that cause pain because of intrusiveness and/or content. They may be described as flashbacks that are too painful to forget. Thoughts, the language within the mind, may be intrusive causing pain and interfering with concentration. Thoughts may have evil, contemptuous, and blasphemous content. When these causes of pain exist in the mind there is uneasiness, a discomforting difference, or conflict. World leaders need to identify and ameliorate sources of their conflict so that decisions can come from rational thought unencumbered by a mind filled with painful feelings, memories and thoughts. To better understand how pain in the mind is far more than nociception some examples follow:
Since most decisions in life and nearly all political decisions have an economic consideration it is not surprising that economic matters are a source of pain. A few of these will be addressed:
The world is divided into 195 sovereign countries and it is unlikely that a single political system will emerge from this diversity. Leaders of governments can inflict pain on constituents and societies in the following ways:
Religious ideologies may be difficult to change because they are faith based:
Economic, political and religious sources of pain are only examples of pain experienced by leaders and inflicted upon societies. Other sources of pain include discrimination, ethnic cleansing and genocide, harm to others either physical or through communication. Also pain from an individual's past experiences and pain from interpersonal relationships are nearly ubiquitous in the minds of humans. Pain from natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, typhoons and tornados are beyond human control. This list of pain that exist in the minds of humans is incomplete, but it is emphasized so that the reader understands that not all pain relates to tissue destruction. Although not proven, it seems plausible that win-win resolutions of conflicts may be more likely if leaders were as pain free as possible when they enter into negotiations.
When leaders cannot resolve conflict and there is a threat of war from weapons of mass destruction, attempts to change the mind of a leader or leaders using targeted electromagnetic energy may be necessary and reasonable. The outcome of remotely targeted electromagnetic waves to the temporal lobe is unknown but some predictions can be made. Targeting electromagnetic waves to the temporal lobe could be lethal by causing status epilepticus, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) or asphyxiation from loss of airway. Other potential outcomes of temporal lobe stimulation include fear from stimulation of the amygdala and less commonly respiratory depression. This invention describes how such a technology can be developed.
Targeting electromagnetic waves to the brain will require a source of electromagnetic waves, concentration of the waves, targeting of the waves and measurement of outcome. Many devices exist as sources of frequency dependent electromagnetic waves that can originate from a satellite in space or originate on earth directly or as a result of reflection from the ionosphere as demonstrated in the High Frequency Active Auroral Research (HAARP) experiments. The frequencies of waves most likely to interfere with the natural frequency of the brain are in the range of 5-40 Hz and square waves or its equivalent. (Goldberg, 2016) Since the least insulated area of brain is under the thinnest portion of the cranium, the pterion-temporal bone intersection, the most likely target is the anterior temporal lobe. (
Electromagnetic waves targeted at the brain may produce changes in brain activity by direct interaction with neurons, energy transfer from the electric or magnetic field densities, or through interference of brain wave activity. Harnessing this energy for the purpose of altering the mind is possible.
Previously it has been shown that a changing electromagnetic field can alter the energy from a chaotic, autocatalytic, oscillating chemical reaction which is a model of brain activity. (Goldberg, 2015) It has also been previously shown that the scalp over the pterions and more likely over the pterion-temporal lobe intersection has the least impedance when electrodes are attached. (Goldberg, 2016) In most races the pterions overlie the anterior temporal lobes beneath which lies the amygdala. (
This invention describes a remote system to alter the normal brain electrophysiology of a leader or group of leaders who have intentions to produce heinous crimes on society.
The Belousov-Zhabotinsky (B-Z) reaction is used as the model of brain activity. (Zhang, Gyorgyi, & Peltier, 1993) The reaction is autocatalytic, chaotic and produces electrical potentials similar to action potentials in the brain. The frequency of the reaction is variable but ranges from 1/60 to 1/10 Hz. The wave oscillations can be captured on an oscilloscope.
Electromagnetic square waves were generated from an arbitrary function generator. The probes carrying the electromagnetic waves were connected to gold electrodes that were inserted in the vessel containing the B-Z reaction. (
Interference patterns were dependent on output frequency and amplitude settings from the function generator. Output frequencies that approached the frequency of the B-Z reaction were shown to produce the most easily detected interference. (
The most serious threat to world stability is the use of weapons of mass destruction by fearless aggressive evil leaders. When negotiations reach an impasse and use of such weapons is imminent, then actions are needed to deter the use of these weapons. Focused remote electromagnetic waves may be lethal, incapacitating or alter behavior of leaders and possibly their followers. Because the cranium is an impedance to cortical stimulation, electromagnetic waves targeted to the temporal lobe and the deeper the amygdala within the lobe are most likely to produce effects. The prototype of this invention demonstrates how the electrical potentials of an autocatalytic, chaotic, determinant chemical reaction (B-Z reaction) that models brain activity can be changed by electromagnetic waves. The source, specific frequencies, amplitude and waveform conformation that significantly alter brain electrophysiology need to be further studied. If such a defensive weapon is developed, it should be assigned to the United Nations.
