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Brain Waves Module 3: Neuroscience, conflict and security

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posted on 2023-06-08, 12:07 authored by Rod Flower, Malcolm Dando, Alastair Hay, Susan Iverson, Trevor Robbins, Julian Perry Robinson, Steven Rose, Andrew StirlingAndrew Stirling, Irene Tracey, Simon Wessely
Neuroscience is a rapidly advancing field encompassing a range of applications and technologies that are likely to provide significant benefits to society, particularly in the treatment of neurological impairment, disease, and psychiatric illness. However, this new knowledge suggests a number of potential military and law enforcement applications. These can be divided into two main goals: performance enhancement, i.e. improving the efficiency of one’s own forces, and performance degradation, i.e. diminishing the performance of one’s enemy. In this report we consider some of the key advances in neuroscience, such as neuropharmacology, functional neuroimaging and neural interface systems, which could impact upon these developments and the policy implications for the international community, the UK government and the scientific community.

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  • Published

Publisher

Royal Society

Issue

11

Volume

06

Pages

64.0

Place of publication

London

ISBN

9780854039388

Series

Excellence in Science

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  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

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  • No

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  • Yes

Editors

Rod Flower

Legacy Posted Date

2012-08-07

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