# How cults rewire the brain

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Diane Benscoter
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Religion
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/diane_benscoter_how_cults_rewire_the_brain)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [How cults rewire the brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/diane_benscoter_how_cults_rewire_the_brain/7a379c5b40d4), 6 min (TED's player)