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SAS Could Use Shocking Brain Technology
UK Special Forces could use a headset that delivers electrical charges to the brain to help them train, according to reports.
According to The Times, the SAS and SBS are expected to test the headset which sends energy pulses to the brain to improve performance.
The headset technology leads to “accelerated strength and skill acquisition”.
The US military is already involved with neuro technology and has announced a partnership with Halo Neuroscience.
According to the company’s website, using neurotechnology “accelerated pilot and sniper training by 50%”.
Halo Neuroscience was founded in 2013 by scientists and doctors who had used the technology to treat epilepsy.
They claim their Halo Sport headset has helped Olympians and professional athletes unlock performance gains.
The electrical charges into the brain help combat muscle fatigue, keeping signals from the brain operating at their maximum even when the user is tired.
Luke Bodensteiner, the Executive Vice President of the United States Ski & Snowboard Association, explained its benefits: “We're seeing enhanced learning ability and enhanced power output.”
The US Military’s Defence Innovation Unit (Experimental) is run by Raj Shah, he said the company’s technology needed testing:
“What we've done here at the department is to engage with them to see and test whether or not that technology is applicable to enhancing our combat capability and to see if we need a further engagement.”
The US Defence Secretary, Ash Carter, said:
“Bio sciences, like all technologies in the past, will be used for good and for ill. Our job is to make sure that our society is protected and that our military is at the frontier of that field.”
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