How cults rewire the brain

Name: How cults rewire the brain
Uploaded: 2009-06-17T01:00:00Z
Duration: 6 min 4 s
Description: Diane Benscoter spent five years as a "Moonie." She shares an insider's perspective on the mind of a cult member, and proposes a new way to think about today's most troubling conflicts and extremist movements.

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TED2009

• February 2009

Diane Benscoter spent five years as a "Moonie." She shares an insider's perspective on the mind of a cult member, and proposes a new way to think about today's most troubling conflicts and extremist movements.

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