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The Minds of Men

A direct disciple of Dr. Robert Heath, Dr. Frank Ervin was a neurologist and psychiatrist...

A direct disciple of Dr. Robert Heath, Dr. Frank Ervin was a neurologist and psychiatrist who spent his formative years in the seedy New Orleans atmosphere of experimental brain research, being before appointed head of the Stanley Cobb psychiatric laboratories at Massachusetts General Hospital

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A direct disciple of Dr. Robert Heath,
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Dr. Frank Ervin was a neurologist and psychiatrist who spent his formative years
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in the seedy New Orleans atmosphere of experimental brain research, being before
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appointed head of the Stanley Cobb psychiatric laboratories at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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19 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
02:09:46
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Genres
documentary
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"The Minds of Men" is a 3+ year investigation into the experimentation, art, and practice of social engineering and mind control during the Cold War - a mind-bending journey into the past that gives startling insight into the worl...
The methods of deep brain stimulation that Frank Ervin acquired under Heath - The Minds of Men 00:11
The methods of deep brain stimulation that Frank Ervin...
Ervin's partner and co-author, Dr. Vernon Mark - The Minds of Men 00:25
Ervin's partner and co-author, Dr. Vernon Mark
Doctors Mark and Ervin worked in state-of-the-art facilities under the direction of Dr. William Sweet - The Minds of Men 00:16
Doctors Mark and Ervin worked in state-of-the-art facilities...
Dr. William Sweet, co-inventor of Proton Emission Therapy - The Minds of Men 00:09
Dr. William Sweet, co-inventor of Proton Emission Therapy
Some of this work – including injecting 11 terminally ill and comatose patients with uranium – - The Minds of Men 00:11
Some of this work – including injecting 11 terminally ill...
President Clinton: The U.S. government actually did carry out on our citizens - The Minds of Men 00:08
President Clinton: The U.S. government actually did carry...
While most of the tests were ethical by any standards, some were unethical - The Minds of Men 00:14
While most of the tests were ethical by any standards, some...
Narrator: Allegations of patient abuse and disregard for informed consent - The Minds of Men 00:12
Narrator: Allegations of patient abuse and disregard for...
I realized that psychiatry was going in a very bad direction. - The Minds of Men 00:05
I realized that psychiatry was going in a very bad...
I went into private practice, and I expected to write - The Minds of Men 00:09
I went into private practice, and I expected to write
I was just sitting there reading newspapers, and I opened a psychiatric newspaper. - The Minds of Men 00:07
I was just sitting there reading newspapers, and I opened a...
And in it, I found an announcement of the Second International Conference on Psychosurgeons. - The Minds of Men 00:08
And in it, I found an announcement of the Second...
The first one had occurred decades earlier at the height of psychosurgery. - The Minds of Men 00:06
The first one had occurred decades earlier at the height of...
I couldn't believe it. They were meeting in Copenhagen - The Minds of Men 00:25
I couldn't believe it. They were meeting in Copenhagen
Never opposed by anybody significantly in the medical field. - The Minds of Men 00:07
Never opposed by anybody significantly in the medical field.
I sent out requests to every single conference attendee that I could find. - The Minds of Men 00:07
I sent out requests to every single conference attendee that...
I finally got the agenda of the conference, and I asked them all - The Minds of Men 00:14
I finally got the agenda of the conference, and I asked them...
What came in freaked me out. - The Minds of Men 00:05
What came in freaked me out.
I could not believe the stuff these people were sending to me. - The Minds of Men 00:06
I could not believe the stuff these people were sending to...
What I found that most upset me was that at the University of Mississippi in Jackson - The Minds of Men 00:29
What I found that most upset me was that at the University...