Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense

Published: March 17, 2008, 9 p.m.

b'Drugs to improve soldiers\\u2019 abilities? To confuse enemies? Devices controlled by or controlling people\\u2019s minds? Will neuroscience provide the weapons of the future? Jonathan Moreno, nationally distinguished bioethicist, discusses the connections between national security and brain research and argues that there is a need to contemplate the ethical, political and social implications of these advances. [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 13673]'