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3 Neural Systems in

Intelligence and
Training Applications *

Kay M. Stanney, Kelly S. Hale, Sven Fuchs,
Angela (Baskin) Carpenter, and Chris Berka

CONTENTS
Introduction .............................................................................................................. 23
Training Intelligence Operations ......................................................................... 24
Neurotechnology for Measurement, Diagnosis, and Mediation of
Foraging Skills ...................................................................................................... 26
Neurotechnology for Measurement, Diagnosis, and Mediation of
Sense- Making Skills ................................................................................................ 27
Case Study: Neurotechnology Support of Foraging during Image Analysis ........... 29
Conclusions .............................................................................................................. 31
Acknowledgments .................................................................................................... 31
Disclaimer ................................................................................................................ 31
References ................................................................................................................ 31

Functional neuroimaging is progressing rapidly and is likely to produce impor-
tant findings over the next two decades. For the intelligence community and
the Department of Defense, two areas in which such progress could be of great
interest are enhancing cognition and facilitating training.

National Research Council (2008, 6)

INTRODUCTION
Lahneman et al. (2006) suggested that the intelligence community (IC) will soon
“… experience an imbalance between the demand for effective overall intelligence
analysis and the outputs of the individually oriented elements and outlooks of its
various analytic communities.” The IC is producing analysts tailored to engage

* This chapter is adapted with permission from Stanney, K.M., K.S. Hale, S. Fuchs, A. Baskin, and
C. Berka. 2011. “Training: Neural systems and intelligence applications.” Synesis: A Journal of
Science, Technology, Ethics, and Policy 2(1):T38-T44.

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