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1 Introduction
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... practices continue today with such products as energy drinks, brain-training video games, and specialized nutritional regimens for athletes, as well as modeling of individual performance for analysis and enhancement. With the growth of increasingly sophisticated scientific capabilities in medicine, biology, electronics, and computation, the ability to modify human performance has expanded and changed.
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... ,  Ergonomics,  Human simulation models, including cognitive models,  Social modification of human performance, including better leadership and management,  Enhancements in group cognition, and  Implanted devices. COMMITTEE APPROACH For each of the HPM technologies selected above, the committee discusses the technological maturity (Task 1)
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... Important contextual issues affecting technology development are discussed in Appendix D, including relevant differences in cultures and value systems among technology developers, technology ecosystem requirements, and the identification of required scientific or technological breakthroughs. 1 Paramount Pictures, Star Trek: First Contact, 1996.


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