Description
Book SynopsisExplores various specific research areas that have implications for US national security, and should therefore be monitored consistently by the intelligence community. This book is suitable for the health industry, the military, and those with a vested interest in technologies such as brain imaging and cognitive or physical enhancers.
Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 The Big Picture: Bridging the Science and Technology for the Decision Maker; 4 2 Current Cognitive Neuroscience Research and Technology: Selected Areas of Interest; 5 3 Emerging Areas of Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurotechnologies; 6 4 Cultural and Ethical Underpinnings of Social Neuroscience; 7 5 Potential Intelligence and Military Applications of Cognitive Neuroscience and Related Technologies; 8 Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 9 Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers; 10 Appendix C: Committee Methodology; 11 Appendix D: Background Information on Functional Neuroimaging; 12 Appendix E: Background Information on Neuroethics; 13 Appendix F: True and False Memories as an Illustrative Case of the Difficulty of Developing Accurate and Practical Neurophysiological Indexes of Psychological States
