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Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Assessing Foreign Technology Development in Human Performance Modification.

Title Human performance modification : review of worldwide research with a view to the future / Committee on Assessing Foreign Technology Development in Human Performance Modification, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 58 pages)
Contents Introduction -- Human cognitive modification as a computational problem -- Human performance modification as a biological problem -- Human performance modification as a function of brain-computer interfaces
Summary "The development of technologies to modify natural human physical and cognitive performance is one of increasing interest and concern, especially among military services that may be called on to defeat foreign powers with enhanced warfighter capabilities. Human performance modification (HPM) is a general term that can encompass actions ranging from the use of "natural" materials, such as caffeine or khat as a stimulant, to the application of nanotechnology as a drug delivery mechanism or in an invasive brain implant. Although the literature on HPM typically addresses methods that enhance performance, another possible focus is methods that degrade performance or negatively affect a military force's ability to fight. Advances in medicine, biology, electronics, and computation have enabled an increasingly sophisticated ability to modify the human body, and such innovations will undoubtedly be adopted by military forces, with potential consequences for both sides of the battle lines. Although some innovations may be developed for purely military applications, they are increasingly unlikely to remain exclusively in that sphere because of the globalization and internationalization of the commercial research base. Based on its review of the literature, the presentations it received, and on its own expertise, the Committee on Assessing Foreign Technology Development in Human Performance Modification chose to focus on three general areas of HPM."--Summary
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-42)
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Subject Human-computer interaction.
Cognition.
User-centered system design.
Augmented reality.
Nootropic agents.
cognition.
augmented reality.
MEDICAL -- Physiology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Augmented reality
Cognition
Human-computer interaction
Nootropic agents
User-centered system design
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2013371009
ISBN 9780309262705
0309262704