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Opportunities and implications of brain-computer interface technology / Mark W. Vahle, Major, USAF.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Vahle, Mark W., author.
- Series:
- Wright flyer paper ; no. 75.
- Wright flyer paper ; ‡v no. 75
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Air Force--Technological innovations.
- United States.
- United States. Air Force.
- Biotechnology--United States.
- Biotechnology.
- Brain-computer interfaces--Forecasting.
- Brain-computer interfaces.
- Technological innovations--Forecasting.
- Technological innovations.
- Brain-computer interfaces--United States.
- Military art and science--Technological innovations.
- Military art and science.
- Armed Forces--Technological innovations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 27 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : Air University Press, Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center, 2020.
- Summary:
- "This paper examines the implications of a technological convergence of biotechnology and cybertechnology and how best to prepare for the exponential change triggered by this emerging field. This convergence, specifically brain- computer interface (BCI) technology, is enabling bidirectional communication between the brain and a computer. Clinical applications are significant, offering treatments for epilepsy, dementia, nervous system disorders, post- traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, as well as advanced prosthetics. In some cases, BCIs may be able to not just restore functionality but also augment it. New noninvasive techniques are now showing benefits to the point where healthy individuals may opt to have BCIs installed to augment their abilities. This paper will explore the opportunities this technology creates for the United States Air Force (USAF) to enhance combat capability, particularly in high- workload career fields, and the policy choices needed to prepare for the next 20 years. It concludes that in order to seize these opportunities, the USAF needs to act now on currently available technologies to foster a culture of increased experimentation and calculated risk- taking."--Abstract.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Abstract
- Scenario : 3 June 2040, Luzon Island, Philippines
- Introduction
- Background
- Technical hurdles
- The future
- Recommendations and conclusion.
- Notes:
- "Accepted by Air University Press April 2019 and published July 2020."--Page ii.
- At head of title: Air University, Air Command and Staff College.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-27).
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF file (Air University Press website, viewed on July 28, 2020).
- OCLC:
- 1178881035
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