There is a lot of stories claiming that the CIA did a number of experiments involving mind control. MKULTRA just to name one. Any thoughts?
Your thinking about Neuro Linguistic Programming and Hypnotism. For the most part it is extremely hyped and typically you cannot force somebody to do something they don't want to do to my knowledge. But the the concepts of deception, persuasion and seduction is very real.
NLP seems to have advanced a few concepts. It has it's roots in behavioral studies.
In this video...
VC = Visual Creating
VR = Visual Remembering
AR = Auditory Remembering
AC = Auditory Creating
K and AD have something to do with emotions. I can't remember.
Some people are said to be wired slightly differently. Meaning they will look to different areas when accessing certain types of info but for the most part once you figure out the wiring then your set. Try it...
I have heard rumors that some police are trained to interrogate with a line of questioning to figure out someones wiring and then ask the questions they need answered. I do not know if it is true.
This isn't really mind control. More like mind reading. However there are some very freaky concepts which would fall into the realm of mind persuasion.