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U.S. Military Wants to Monitor Brains of Soldiers in Real Time

11/26/2013

 
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"Worldwide, 100,000 people have electrical implants in their brains to treat the involuntary movements associated with Parkinson's disease, and scientists are experimenting with the technique for depression and other disorders. But today's so-called deep brain stimulation does not monitor its own effectiveness, partly because complex ailments like depression do not have defined biological signatures. The federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, known as DARPA, announced Thursday that it intended to spend more than $70 million over five years to jump to the next level of brain implants, either by improving deep brain stimulation or by developing new technology. Justin Sanchez, DARPA program manager, said that for scientists now, the goal is improving the technology. 'There is no technology that can acquire signals that can tell them precisely what is going on with the brain,' he said. 'DARPA is trying to change the game on how we approach these kinds of problems. We're going to learn a tremendous amount about how the brain works.' The new program, called Systems-Based Neurotechnology and Understanding for the Treatment of Neuropsychological Illnesses, is part of an Obama administration brain initiative that is intended to promote innovative basic neuroscience. Participants in the initiative include DARPA, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation."

("Pentagon agency to spend $70m on brain implant research," Boston Globe, Oct. 25, 2013)


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