India, Oct. 26 -- Mild electrical shocks to the brain can temporarily change how people see sexualised images of women, reducing a bias linked to treating women as objects, a new study has found.

According to a report by The Independent, the study, conducted by the University of Exeter, found that applying a mild electrical current to the scalp for 10 minutes helped participants recognise upright images of sexualised women more easily. It also removed the difference in how participants processed such images of men and women.

However, researchers said the findings do not mean that brain stimulation can stop sexism. But they said that it can give insight into how objectification works.

Professor Ciro Civile, who led the study, said, "Sex...