US Military Is Developing nanobot Implants to Boost Memory and Heal PTSD
November 25, 2015
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US military bosses have revealed a radical nanobot programme to create tiny devices implanted in the body to monitor and treat disease.
The organisation has selected seven projects and hopes to have ‘super pacemaker’ systems.
It is aiming the project initially at conditions such as chronic pain, inflammatory disease, post-traumatic stress and other illnesses that may not be responsive to traditional treatments.
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DARPA has selected seven teams of researchers to begin work on the Agency’s Electrical Prescriptions (ElectRx) program, which has as its goal the development of a closed-loop system that treats diseases by modulating the activity of peripheral nerves.
‘The teams will initially pursue a diverse array of research and technological breakthroughs in support of the program’s technical goals.
‘Ultimately, the program envisions a complete system that can be tested in human clinical trials aimed at conditions such as chronic pain, inflammatory disease, post-traumatic stress and other illnesses that may not be responsive to traditional treatments.
The RAM project was first unveiled by President Obama in 2014, as part of the funding for DARPA’s wider brain initiative. At that time, the agency, working with the Veterans Affairs department and the Pentagon, announced it will spend the next five years—and nearly $80 million—developing “minimally invasive neurotechnologies that will increase the ability of the body and brain to induce healing,” according to The Washington Post.
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As part of the funding, DARPA is also researching building robotic limbs that humans can control with their minds, and ways for the human body to heal itself with remote controls.
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