US military bosses reveal radical plan to hack soldier's brains to give them superhuman capabilities

[rangerrebew]

US military bosses reveal radical plan to hack soldier's brains to give them superhuman capabilities

    DARPA funding eight separate research efforts looking into 'synaptic plasticity'
    The natural brain process would be activated through electrical stimulation
    It's hoped that, if proven safe, it could be used to accelerate soldiers' learning

By Cheyenne Macdonald For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:18 EDT, 26 April 2017 | Updated: 18:20 EDT, 26 April 2017
 

The US military is looking into ways to hack the human brain to enhance soldiers' cognitive abilities.

DARPA revealed it is funding eight separate research efforts to determine if electrical stimulation can safely be used to 'enhance learning and accelerate training skills.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4449534/DARPA-want-hack-brains-create-superhuman-abilities.html#ixzz4fX62PZRT
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[Doug Loss]

As conservatives and libertarians, we should be very wary of this idea.  This paper makes some cogent points:

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