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Asatyaholic t1_irf6b87 wrote

I mean we're in a sci-fi world right now, and there's a decent chance its a super dystopian one. I mean just spend an hour or two looking into the state of neuromodulation using nanotechnology and picture it used as a weapon. Resistance to the more insane uses of the technology might start lookin pretty futile soon. Here's a few noteworthy links to check out.

"With new technology, scientists are able to exert wireless control over brain cells of mice with just the push of a button. The first thing they did was make the mice hungry."

https://seek.rockefeller.edu/flipping-a-switch-inside-the-head/

https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.abc4189

The present invention provides noninvasive methods and compositions for the remote control of cell function based on the use of radiofrequency waves or a magnetic field to excite paramagnetic nanoparticles expressed in specific cell types. Cellular manipulations include, for example, modulation of cell proliferation, cell differentiation, apoptosis, gene expression, activation or inhibition of one or more cellular processes and/or activation or inhibition of one or more signal transduction pathways. In certain embodiments the cells of interest are neurons.

https://patents.google.com/patent/US10765878B2/en

Similar tech theorized for use in psychiatric treatment - Study conducted under a contract from the Department of Defense " For the development of a novel, nonsurgical, bi-directional brain-computer interface with high spacio-temporal resolution and low latency for potential human use."

https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/wnan.1781

Dr. James Giordano, Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program and Scholar-in-Residence in the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University, speaks to cadets and faculty about how advancements in neuroscience and neurotechnology will impact the future of war. This event was hosted by the Modern War Institute at West Point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N02SK9yd60s&themeRefresh=1

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aDDnTN t1_irf6ija wrote

we are for sure in the buildup to a shitty cyberpunk dystopia currently.

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