Dr. Saul B. Sells

Summary

Dr. Saul B. Sells was the Principal Investigator of CIA MKULTRA Subproject 119 (1959-1965) at Texas Christian University, which developed techniques for remote electronic activation of human organisms - a foundational project for modern Remote Neural Monitoring.

Background

Education and Career

• Statistician for U.S. government during WWII
• Decade at Air Force School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field
• Moved to Texas Christian University (TCU)
• Founded Institute of Behavior Research at TCU
• Worked for Office of Naval Research, NASA, and Air Force

Research Approach

As a statistician, Sells:

• Studied great amounts of data
• Found patterns to predict human behavior
• Tabulated importance of environmental factors
• Incorporated extensive data repositories into experiments

MKULTRA Subproject 119

Project Proposal (1959)

In one of his first assignments at TCU, Sells proposed to the CIA:

• Investigation of electrical signals from the human brain
• Development of advanced multi-channel electronic analyzer
• Interpretation of psycho-physiological signals

Five Project Goals

1. Bioelectric Sensors: Sources of electrical potential and pick-up methods
2. Recording: Amplification and multi-channel electronic recording
3. Analysis: Auto-correlators, spectrum analyzers, data processing
4. Standardization: Correlation with biochemical, physiological, behavioral indices
5. Remote Activation: Techniques of activation of the human organism by remote electronic means

Bioelectronics Directory (1963)

The CIA commissioned Sells and his wife Helen F. Sells to compile:

• Detailed rolodex of invasive neurological projects
• Projects at major institutions
• Professors running other MKULTRA subprojects
• Network of mind control researchers

Funding Source

Subproject 119 was funded by:

• Society for Investigation of Human Ecology (Human Ecology Fund)
• Later exposed as CIA front organization
• Run by Drs. Harold G. Wolff and Lawrence Hinkle
• Based at Weill-Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan

Significance

Precursor to Modern Systems

Sells's work appears to be precursor to:

• NSA "Big data" and "metadata" programs
• Remote Neural Monitoring systems
• Brain-Computer Interface technology
• Global surveillance-torture systems

Implications

The goal of "activating the human organism by remote electronic means" suggests:

• Individual minds and behaviors controlled remotely
• Automated supercomputer systems
• Bio-telemetry capabilities
• Global enslavement technology

Related Researchers

Sells's directory included work by:

• Donald O. Hebb
• Dr. Jose Delgado (stimoceiver inventor)
• Wilder Penfield (brain mapping)
• Norbert Wiener (cybernetics)
• Many other MKULTRA subproject leaders

Timeline

• 1959: Subproject 119 begins at TCU
• 1961: "Stimulus Determinants of Behavior" Symposium co-convened
• 1963: Bioelectronics Directory compiled
• 1965: Subproject 119 ends (almost 6 years)

Legacy

Dr. Sells's research represents:

• Foundational work for modern surveillance systems
• Bridge between early cybernetics and current technology
• Documentation of classified mind control research
• Precursor to the Beast System's capabilities

Sources

• Declassified CIA documents
• "The Minds of Men" Documentary (2018)
• Walter Bowart's "Operation Mind Control" (1994)
• CIA FOIA Reading Room