DARPA Working on Spidey Sense for Soldiers

anti-human 1 writes to tell us Wired is reporting that DARPA is developing a new optics system to help soldiers identify threats earlier. "The most far-reaching component of the binocs has nothing to do with the optics: it's Darpa's aspirations to integrate EEG electrodes that monitor the wearer's neural signals, cueing soldiers to recognize targets faster than the unaided brain could on its own. The idea is that EEG can spot 'neural signatures' for target detection before the conscious mind becomes aware of a potential threat or target. [...] In other words, like Spiderman's 'spider sense', a soldier could be alerted to danger that his or her brain had sensed, but not yet had time to process."

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[Vexor]

Now if I could just get this web shooter to work.....

Edgy Perception?

[bitRAKE]

I get the same effect from too much coffee.

Well for starters...

[StressGuy]

The web-shooter goes in your wrist, not your

{no....I just can't bring myself to finish that one.....}

Re:Ever hear of the "Sixth Sense"

[0racle]

I thought to myself "what a coincidence"

If you're like most people, that wasn't your first thought.

Re:Ever hear of the "Sixth Sense"

[rambag]

Yeah I did, my buddy is such an ass he's like, "yeah in the end you find out Bruce Willis' character has been dead the whole time" Oh did I just spoil it for you too.

Re:Ever hear of the "Sixth Sense"

[Anonymous Coward]

This has more to do with empathy. Picture your enemy is a 14 y/o iraqi girl ... looking her in the eyes will cause you to connect, question and pause. all of which can be fatal under threatening conditions

If 14 year old girls that you have apparently freed from the oppression of a ruthless dictator are your enemy, then something has already gone very, very wrong

Re:Ever hear of the "Sixth Sense"

[st1d]

>>>"That said, it is pretty obvious from psychological studies that what we call a "sixth sense" is the brain making sense out of input that is below the conscious "noise" threshold. Your brain doesn't raise the vast majority of your neural input to a conscious level. If it did you couldn't consciously filter all the sounds, visual stimulation, tactile experience, balance sensation from your inner ear, etc. It would just be far too much to handle."

Speak for yourself, human. Besides, how wonderful is a brain that will occupy itself with American idol, radio, gossip, etc., but ignore items such as that large chunk of rock that you're about to break your neck tripping over? :)

Re:Ever hear of the "Sixth Sense"

[Jaqenn]

OK. Number one, your link is broken...

Number two, snopes says that this little tidbit is false.

As evidence of your claim you post a link that says the opposite is true? You might want to brush up on your rhetorical skills.

It was all a mal-formed attempt to whore for +x funny. It, uh, didn't work...