The US military is developing a division of “super Seals” using brain-stimulation technology to create warriors of the future who would be faster, smarter and more deadly, according to a media report.
The US Navy is now actively testing devices, that look like headphones, that stimulate the brain using electricity to enhance soldiers’ cognitive abilities. Transcranial electrical stimulation was one of the technologies touted by then defence secretary Ashton Carter in July 2016 as part of his Defense Innovation Unit (Experimental), or DIUx, initiative. Since then, multiple Seal units have begun actively testing the effectiveness of the technology, officials with naval special warfare command told Military.com.
“Earlier this year, naval special warfare units, working with DIUx, began a specific cognitive enhancement project with a small group of volunteers to test and evaluate achieving higher performance through the use of neuro-stimulation technology,” captain Jason Salata, a spokesman for the command, said in a statement.
