The documents were provided under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by John Greenewald, founder of The Black Vault, a site specializing in declassified government records. In one declassified letter (released as file C00021825) a redacted individual writes to a doctor (whose name has also been redacted) with advice about launching a laboratory for experiments in animal mind control. The writer of the letter is already an expert in the field, whose earlier work had culminated with the creation of six remote control dogs, which could be made to run, turn and stop.
"As you know, I spent about three years working in the research area of rewarding electrical stimulation of the brain," the individual writes. "In the laboratory, we performed a number of experiments with rats; in the open field, we employed dogs of several breeds."...read more>>>...
