• DARPA Wants To Activate Drugs in Human Brains With Near-Infrared Lights

  • Jun 25 2024
  • Length: 4 mins
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DARPA Wants To Activate Drugs in Human Brains With Near-Infrared Lights

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  • This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/darpa-wants-to-activate-drugs-in-human-brains-with-near-infrared-lights.
    Discover DARPA's cutting-edge AWARE program leveraging near-infrared light to activate and deactivate drugs in the brain
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    DARPA is putting together a research program to shine near-infrared light into people’s brains that if successful, would be able to activate and deactivate drugs in their bodies on demand. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency put out a special notice for its Alert WARfighter Enablement (AWARE) program, which aims to help increase alertness following sleep loss.

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