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| Title |
Non-invasive brain stimulation can induce paradoxical facilitation. Are these neuroenhancements transferable and meaningful to security services?
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00449 |
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| Authors |
Jean Levasseur-Moreau, Jerome Brunelin, Shirley Fecteau |
| Abstract |
For ages, we have been looking for ways to enhance our physical and cognitive capacities in order to augment our security. One potential way to enhance our capacities may be to externally stimulate the brain. Methods of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), have been recently developed to modulate brain activity. Both techniques are relatively safe and can transiently modify motor and cognitive functions outlasting the stimulation period. The purpose of this paper is to review data suggesting that NIBS can enhance motor and cognitive performance in healthy volunteers. We frame these findings in the context of whether they may serve security purposes. Specifically, we review studies reporting that NIBS induces paradoxical facilitation in motor (precision, speed, strength, acceleration endurance, and execution of daily motor task) and cognitive functions (attention, impulsive behavior, risk-taking, working memory, planning, and deceptive capacities). Although transferability and meaningfulness of these NIBS-induced paradoxical facilitations into real-life situations are not clear yet, NIBS may contribute at improving training of motor and cognitive functions relevant for military, civil, and forensic security services. This is an enthusiastic perspective that also calls for fair and open debates on the ethics of using NIBS in healthy individuals to enhance normal functions. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 12% |
| Colombia | 1 | 6% |
| Norway | 1 | 6% |
| Italy | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 8 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 71% |
| Scientists | 3 | 18% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 12% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 175 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 167 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 26 | 15% |
| Researcher | 24 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 38 | 22% |
| Unknown | 31 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 50 | 29% |
| Neuroscience | 32 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 10% |
| Sports and Recreations | 8 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 22 | 13% |
| Unknown | 39 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 48. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 December 2023.
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#6,790
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