“Indoctrinated Brain: How to Successfully Fend Off the Global Attack on Your Mental Freedom” by Michael Nehls is a clarion call against what the author perceives as a deliberate and insidious assault on cognitive freedom worldwide. Michael Nehls, a German doctor of medicine with a background in molecular genetics and an avid long-distance cyclist, brings together his scientific acumen and social commentary in this book, which has stirred both intrigue and controversy.

Book Summary: Nehls argues that across the globe, there’s a discernible decline in mental capacity, particularly among the youth, coupled with a rise in depression rates. He posits that this decline is not merely coincidental but part of a grander design—a “Global War on the Human Brain.” According to Nehls, this war deploys various mechanisms, including the manipulation of public health crises like the COVID-19 response, to subtly alter human cognition and behaviour.

  • Manipulation Through Fear and Health Policies: Nehls delves into how the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the resistance against broad vitamin D prophylaxis, was not just an oversight but a tactical move to weaken natural immunity. He claims this was done under the guise of health protection, allegedly aiming to make populations more susceptible to indoctrination.
  • The Great Reset and Mental Freedom: The book touches on the concept of the “Great Reset,” suggesting that beyond economic and environmental changes, there’s an underlying agenda for a “Great Mental Reset.” This involves using advanced neuroscientific and informational methodologies to reshape human thought, aligning it with technocratic visions of the future.
  • Historical and Societal Context: Nehls draws parallels with historical indoctrination practices, comparing modern societal controls to past regimes’ efforts to shape public thought through fear, propaganda, and control over information.

Quotes from the Author

  • “If Dr. Nehls is right, his theory here will be as important as Dr. Sigmund Freud’s discovery of the subconscious, if not more so.” – From the foreword by Naomi Wolf.
  • “The protagonists of the Great Reset use the latest neuroscientific and informational sciences methodology to pursue a motive that derives from their worldview: a Great Mental Reset, so that we accept without hesitation and even welcome the future of a brave new world as envisioned by the elitist technocrats.”

Reviews

  • “If you want to truly know your enemy, this masterful unmasking of indoctrination is a must-read.” – Monica Crowley, PhD, news analyst and former assistant secretary of the US Treasury.
  • “Michael Nehls has written a provocative book arguing that the COVID-19 generation in particular will ultimately be deficient in memory and cognition, due to the combination of brainwashing and toxic exposures, launched by a self-appointed technocratic elite group and applied to all of humanity.”

Short Extracts

  • From page 106: “When the immune system has recovered to some degree after seven to eight months (after being spiked) a cytokine storm is not only possible again, but also even more likely, because the immune system, constantly activated by spiking, has consumed a lot of vitamin D, increasing its deficiency thus the imbalance in the immune system.”
  • From page 111: “…seems to me with the help of the many seemingly isolated events and influences, such as the spreading of fear and panic, the spiking, and the primary measures to contain COVID-19, other intentions were actually pursued: to manipulate people unnoticed on a neurobiological level in order to be able to indoctrinate them more efficiently.”

Critical Reception and Controversy

The book has garnered both praise for its bold assertions and criticism for its alignment with fringe theories over established scientific consensus. Michael Nehls’s background in molecular genetics and his previous works on Alzheimer’s disease lend him credibility in some circles, yet his views on public health responses to pandemics and cognitive manipulation have drawn criticism for potentially spreading misinformation. Critics argue that his narrative might cater more to conspiracy theorists than to those seeking academic or scientific discourse on cognitive health.

Conclusion

“Indoctrinated Brain” presents a stark warning about the erosion of mental freedom through what Nehls sees as orchestrated global initiatives. While it invites readers to question mainstream health policies and societal controls, it also stands at the intersection of science, philosophy, and speculative social critique, making it a contentious yet undeniably thought-provoking read in the landscape of contemporary literature on freedom, health, and control.