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DosMangos t1_j0qeeoq wrote

Some people end up with an over-active amygdala due to past trauma. It can cause them to overreact, sometimes aggressively, to situations where that type of response is not necessarily warranted.

If this process can be further studied and applied with little to no consequence, it could potentially do wonders for the overall mental health of many individuals.

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chainmailbill t1_j0ru0az wrote

Right, but you know they’re just going to wire this into every soldier’s brain instead.

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ExcitedGirl t1_j0s1azz wrote

Every helmet is gonna include Night Vision, radio, transmittable zoomable body cam, Distancing/Ranging, Magnification, GPS reporting, a monocular showing mapping & position, & now electrodes to inhibit fear & pain, magnify aggressiveness & report injuries.

Oh, and extra batteries.

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BrokenRanger t1_j0s7hd6 wrote

NAw, Fear keeps you alive in combat, and you fight better when your alive.

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[deleted] t1_j0v2fv9 wrote

Facts! If they have no fear they would just run right out being over confident.

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Rhoso t1_j0vj1jj wrote

Don't forget filters to dehumanize the enemy

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ExcitedGirl t1_j146hdx wrote

You're meaning, of course, with Antlers... so our soldiers see it as hunting?

Or, maybe, filters would see incoming mortars as flocks of birds?

Hmmmmm..... filters could get interesting....

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dolerbom t1_j0th1v8 wrote

I'm going to be honest, I would rather this be impossible because I think it will be used for negative reasons more than positive ones.

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Longjumping_Sail_567 t1_j0qhqhw wrote

Living organisms need to be able to distinguish between things they should fear and things they shouldn't in order to survive. They must be able to respond defensively to cues that have previously been linked to a threat, even before the threat itself manifests. The scientific term for this process of determining which signs signal a threat and which do not is "the fear memory recall."

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DirtyReseller t1_j0puola wrote

I would bet you anything the army will try to utilize this.

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karmakazi_ t1_j0qq46m wrote

They are already using this to put snipers into flow so they perform better.

Check out RadioLabs 9v nirvana.

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outlier74 t1_j0qxxa2 wrote

The problem I have with these experiments are they are at least ten years away from having a chance at becoming reality

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LordCrag t1_j0qwub7 wrote

"and they shall know no fear."

Now we know it is scientifically possible! The bright glorious future of 40K appears one step closer. :)

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Arendious t1_j0shutr wrote

Elsewhere on Reddit, the Emperor:

"Oh yeah, it's all coming together."

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HumanistRuth t1_j0t18nb wrote

Does this temporarily render the user a psychopath?

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Cressbeckler t1_j0rozrd wrote

Neat. I'm already looking into NeuroPace to manage my epilepsy, it's cool seeing if this technology could be applied for other mental health reasons as well.

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