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The Air Force Research Laboratory is researching the use of electrical stimulation to increase troops’ alertness and cognitive ability. Guns.com

Pentagon Considers Using Electricity To Stimulate Troops’ Brains -- Boston Globe

WASHINGTON — For some modern soldiers, caffeine is just not enough to stay vigilant, especially for the growing ranks of digital warriors who must spend hours monitoring spy drone footage and other streams of surveillance data.

So the Pentagon is exploring a novel way to extend troops’ attention spans and sharpen their reaction times: stimulate the brain with low levels of electricity.

It sounds like science fiction, but commanders in search of more effective tools than the ubiquitous cups of coffee and energy drinks are testing medical treatments designed to treat such brain disorders as depression to determine whether they can also improve the attentiveness of sleepdeprived but otherwise healthy troops.

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More News On Reports That The Pentagon Wants To Shock Soldier's Brains To Keep Them Alert During Combat

The shock troops: U.S. military trials ELECTRIC PULSES to keep soldiers alert during combat -- Daily Mail
The Pentagon is Trying to Replace Coffee with Electric Brain Stimulation -- Slate
Military to use low levels of electricity to stimulate troops’ brains -- Guns.com
Shock the Brain vs. Coffee? Pentagon Studies Ways to Keep Soldiers Sharp -- Newsmax
Pentagon Wants to Use Electroshock Therapy on Sleepy Drone Operators -- Policy Mic

My Comment: I prefer to take my coffee or energy drink instead.
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