Mind Wars by Jonathan D. Moreno

Author:Jonathan D. Moreno
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781934137505
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press

Other studies propose to develop software to support automated workstations “for the monitoring of the operator’s cognitive state”; technology that “would analyze brainwave patterns associated with higher order executive processing” and other measures to identify cognitive workload and stress; and a “‘neurogenetic’ agent framework . . . to model, simulate, evaluate and compare the leading architectures for intelligent agents.”

All these projects involve monitoring the nervous system at a gross level. Because they are, after all, pitches to government agencies by private contractors, they might not be able to deliver, especially to the extent that they are based on variations of EEGs. Typically, EEGs are good at picking up brain activity in real time, but not very good at identifying where in the brain the signal originates. These efforts also fall short of the most literal notions of mind reading, though they might produce substantial new knowledge about the brain in all sorts of challenging situations, information that can improve the quality of life for many who are ill, and help avoid medical crises. Spinoffs could lead in directions that are not specifically national security oriented, but it is well within DARPA’s mission to take as long as needed to find out.

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