“NEURINT” and Neuroweapons - Neurotechnology in National Security and Defense - page 89

Behavioral and
semantic cues
processing

DCAPS b (Detection and
Computational Analysis
of Physiological Signals)

A “general metric of psychological
health” capable of detecting “subtle
changes associated with
posttraumatic stress disorder,
depression and suicidal ideation.”

Develop novel algorithms to extract “distress cues” from patterns within “data
such as text communication, daily patterns of sleeping, eating, social
interaction and online behaviors and nonverbal cues such as facial
expression, posture, and body movement”
Correlate distress markers derived from neurological sensors with distress
markers derived from algorithmic analysis of “sensory data inherent in daily
social interaction”
(DARPA/DCAPS website)

TRUST e (Tools for
Recognizing Useful Signs
of Trtustworthiness)

A subjective perceptual process to
“assess whom can be trusted under
certain conditions and in contexts
relevant to the intelligence
community, potentially even in the
presence of stress and/or deception”

Conduct “research to bring together sensing and validated protocols to
develop tools for assessing trustworthiness by using one's own ('Self')
signals to assess an other's ('Other') trustworthiness”
(IARPA/TRUST website)

DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; IARPA: Intelligence Advanced Research Project Activity.
a DARPA—Defense Sciences Ofice
b DARPA—Information Innovation Ofice
c IARPA—Ofice of Incisive Analysis
d DARPA—Biological Technology Ofice
e IARPA—Ofice of Smart Collection
f

These programs are for strictly clinical aims; however, such accomplishments in the clinical sphere may lead to enabling technologies such as BMIs with dual-use
applications.