CAN THE BRAIN BE 'HACKED' TO CREATE SUPER-SOLDIERS?
DARPA recently revealed its four-year Targeted Neuroplasticity Training (TNT) program, which aims to use the body's peripheral nervous system to accelerate the learning process.
This would be done by activating a process known as 'synaptic plasticity' – a key process in the brain involved in learning – with electrical stimulation.
Some teams will be working with intelligence analysts and foreign language specialists to shape the platform around currently training practices.
DARPA is looking into ways to activate a process known as 'synaptic plasticity' – a key process in the brain involved in learning – with electrical stimulation to accelerate soldiers' learning. Stock image
Researchers will look into using the technique across a wide range of applications, including decision-making and spatial navigation, speech perception, and threat recognition.
'Imagine you're struggling to learn something new, like multiplication tables or how to hit a golf ball,' said Dr Robert Rennaker, of the University of Texas at Dallas’ Texas Biomedical Device Center.
'When you get it right, when that light bulb comes on, this system is being activated.
'By stimulating the vagus nerve during the learning process, we're artificially releasing these chemicals to enhance those connections active during learning.'
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