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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is forging ahead with a four-year plan to build a sophisticated memory stimulator, as part of President Barack Obama's $100 million initiative to better understand the human brain. The science has never been done before, and raises ethical questions about whether the human mind should be manipulated in the name of staving off war injuries or managing the aging brain.
"If you have been injured in the line of duty and you can't remember your family, we want to be able to restore those kinds of functions," DARPA program manager Justin Sanchez said this week at a conference in the US capital convened by the Center for Brain Health at the University of Texas.
originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: NarcolepticBuddha
Ok great. How do you restore their memory for less?
originally posted by: NarcolepticBuddha
originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: NarcolepticBuddha
Ok great. How do you restore their memory for less?
I'm just saying, there are already several other issues being neglected when it comes to the well-being of our soldiers. So, I guess we'll continue to ignore those and go straight to memory chips? Alright.
I just disagree with the priorities here. My opinion.
originally posted by: justblackstone
Anything that involves the Government implanting anything in my brain makes me very skeptical of their intentions.
originally posted by: Hellhound604
Speaking for myself, I have recently been diagnosed with a tunor on my brain, and I started to keep a dairy on my progress. It is really scary to see how quickly I am losing my facilities. One day I could still,open my eyes, the next day I have to use my fingers to open my eyes. Memory getting impaired, and so on.
I would really aappreciatemsomething like that.
For normal people that want to learn something new amd extremely advanced. Upload the required knowledge. What is so scary about that?