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4 Human Performance Modification as a Function of BrainComputer Interfaces
Pages 28-31

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... BCIs allow direct communication of neural signals with an external device. A large body of research concerns the ability to detect and translate neural activity, direct it to control a machine, and thereby affect human performance (Brunner et al., 2011)
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... Some groups are pursuing augmented cognition whereby human performance is improved by designing for memorability. It is necessary for cognitive bottlenecks and firing patterns to be measured to detect cognitive states within some small amount of time (Son and Yazici, 2005)
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... Devices such as smart phones arguably enhance human performance by making a vast amount of information accessible. The miniaturization is also enabling technologies that more directly alter human performance, such as proposed wearable augmented reality devices, including Sixth Sense -- an interface based on gestures that is a predecessor of the type depicted in 1 Thomas Schnell, Associate Professor, University of Iowa.
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... A straightforward application is to enhance sensory perception via subdermal nanoparticles. Recently, Nokia filed a patent for a tattoo containing nanoparticles that vibrate when a cell-phone call is received.5 It is easy to imagine how such a consumer device can be applied to the battlefield; for instance, the tattoo could be coupled to chemical sensors to alert soldiers to the presence of toxic gases or explosives.
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