Psychological onslaught: How do you make your enemy feel defeated?Photograph: Howard Sochurek/Corbis
From The Guardian:
The science of the brain is poised to play a major role in the wars of the future, according to Jonathan Moreno at Penn State University
Military strategists grasped the importance of the mind on the battlefield when people first crossed clubs. But advances in modern day neuroscience and pharmaceuticals could transform the way wars are fought in coming decades.
In a recent defence intelligence agency report, leading scientists were asked to cast their minds forward 20 years and describe how neuroscience might be used by the military. They described "pharmacological land mines", performance boosting drugs and electronic devices that make it impossible to lie.
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My Comment: The implications are truly revolutionary.
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