{"id":8190,"date":"2021-10-05T19:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T19:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1369013"},"modified":"2021-10-05T19:00:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T19:00:45","slug":"us-army-funds-sleeping-cap-that-could-modulate-brain-health-of-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8190","title":{"rendered":"US Army funds \u2018sleeping cap\u2019 that could modulate brain health of soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/neural?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F10%2FUntitled-design-2.jpg&amp;signature=670eeaabcc5d6e5d4ac6e3bcf297a89c\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>After experimenting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-military-exoskeleton\/pentagon-looks-to-exoskeletons-to-build-super-soldiers-idUSKCN1NY2Y4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">exoskeletons<\/a>, <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2016\/04\/the-drugs-that-built-a-super-soldier\/477183\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">performance-enhancing drugs<\/a>, <\/span>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/03\/31\/microsoft-wins-contract-to-make-modified-hololens-for-us-army.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">AR goggles<\/a> to develop super soldiers,&nbsp;the US military has taken a punt on a brain-modulating skullcap.<\/p>\n<p>The army has issued funding for a wearable device that analyzes<span>&nbsp;how the brain disposes of waste during sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The system will be developed by researchers at Rice University, Houston Methodist Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine. Ultimately, the team wants to create a headset that can treat sleep disorders in real-time.<\/p>\n<p>But first, they aim to track and adjust<span>&nbsp;the flow of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cerebrospinal_fluid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">cerebrospinal fluid<\/a> as it flushes waste out of the brain.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Currently, this is done with bulky magnetic resonance imaging equipment. Paul Cherukuri<span>, executive director of Rice\u2019s&nbsp;Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, said the Pentagon <a href=\"https:\/\/news.rice.edu\/2021\/09\/29\/us-army-backs-sleeping-cap-to-help-brains-take-out-the-trash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">wants to create a more compact alternative<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"10\">\n<p>Since an MRI can\u2019t be easily transported, the Department of Defense asked if we can design a small, portable cap that can measure and modulate the brain health of warfighters during sleep to enhance their performance. Developing this prototype will require us to start with off-the-shelf devices and learn from them in parallel with building our own sensor technology and algorithms at Rice.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The final device could merge multiple streams of data through machine-learning software to give clinicians a real-time view of the brain-clearing in action. The team aims to have preliminary results of their project within a year.<\/p>\n<p>The project could support new treatments of<span> brain and sleep disorders, but it also evokes terrifying visions of unsleeping super soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Greetings Humanoids! Did you know we have a newsletter all about AI? You can subscribe to it&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1kUPK28s-Ro67GKE8E65Zwg47gef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">right here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/us-army-funding-sleeping-cap-that-modulates-soldiers-brain-health\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After experimenting with exoskeletons, performance-enhancing drugs, and AR goggles to develop super soldiers,&nbsp;the US military has taken a punt on a brain-modulating skullcap. 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