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Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications.

Title Opportunities in neuroscience for future army applications / Committee on Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 119 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Introduction -- Neuroscience and the Army -- Training and learning -- Optimizing decision making -- Sustaining soldier performance -- Improving cognitive and behavioral performance -- Neuroscience technology opportunities -- Long-term trends in research -- Conclusions and recommendations
Summary Advances and major investments in the field of neuroscience can enhance traditional behavioral science approaches to training, learning, and other applications of value to the Army. Neural-behavioral indicators offer new ways to evaluate how well an individual trainee has assimilated mission critical knowledge and skills, and can also be used to provide feedback on the readiness of soldiers for combat. Current methods for matching individual capabilities with the requirements for performing high-value Army assignments do not include neuropsychological, psychophysiological, neurochemical or neurogenetic components; simple neuropsychological testing could greatly improve training success rates for these assignments. Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications makes 17 recommendations that focus on utilizing current scientific research and development initiatives to improve performance and efficiency, collaborating with pharmaceutical companies to employ neuropharmaceuticals for general sustainment or enhancement of soldier performance, and improving cognitive and behavioral performance using interdisciplinary approaches and technological investments. An essential guide for the Army, this book will also be of interest to other branches of military, national security and intelligence agencies, academic and commercial researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and others interested in applying the rapid advances in neuroscience to the performance of individual and group tasks
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject United States. Army -- Mental health
SUBJECT United States Army
United States. Army fast
Subject Psychology, Military.
Neurosciences -- Research
Soldiers -- Health and hygiene -- United States
Neurosciences.
Psychology, Military
Military Personnel -- psychology
Neurosciences
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
Neurosciences
Neurosciences -- Research
Psychology, Military
Soldiers -- Health and hygiene
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780309127417
0309127416
1282239201
9781282239203