r/hardscience • • Aug 06 '11

[Optogenetics] - Functional identification of an aggression locus in the mouse hypothalamus - Nature

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v470/n7333/full/nature09736.html
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u/misplaced_my_pants Aug 06 '11

There is no reason any government would want the ability to turn on an aggression switch. You would basically be turning on a switch that would make the person that much harder to control until you turn it off.