This Yahoo headline gave me a little shudder this morning: Scientists find brain’s ‘free will’ spot.

For now, the implications of the research are esoteric but, down the line, who knows?

“Much of our society is based on the concept of not only free will but also ‘free won’t,’ the inhibition of response,” Masur explained. “The difference between us as intelligent ordered social creatures and the society that would run amok is the ability to inhibit our responses, the ability to take control if a situation calls for it, to stop acting in a particular way . . . Maybe down the line somebody can develop a drug or hormone or transmitter system that targets that particular area of brain which strengthens the ability to negate responses which are too impulsive.“

“It’s a fascinating mind-brain question about where does our free will begin and end,” added Meador.

Yeah, wouldn’t that be just great. A way to make us all less impulsive. My problem is that I need to be more.