A recently unearthed April 23, 1952, CIA document, "Special Research for Artichoke," describes a series of ideas for how to develop chemicals designed to alter human behavior and thought. The proposals contained in the document were part of the CIA's top-secret Project Artichoke, which ran from 1951 to 1956, according to The Daily Mail.

(Children's Health Defense) In the 1950s, the CIA brainstormed ways to secretly perform mind control on humans — including concealing drugs in vaccines and widely consumed food products, a newly unearthed CIA document revealed. The Daily Mail first reported the story on Monday.

The seven-page document, "Special Research for Artichoke," is dated April 23, 1952. It describes a series of ideas for how to develop chemicals designed to alter human behavior and thought.

The proposals contained in the document were part of the CIA's top-secret Project Artichoke, which ran from 1951 to 1956, according to The Daily Mail.