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Hardcover, xxiv + 261 pages, NOT ex-library. Fine interior, clean and bright throughout, unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Boards show short creases to corners. Issued without a dust jacket. -- "The book features world-renowned scientists conducting cutting-edge research into how stress affects the human body and psyche. It introduces novel pharmaceuticals and equipment designed to sustain or enhance performance under stress. The focus is on the military model, ideal for studying human performance in both short- and long-term high-stress conditions. Modern soldiers face unprecedented operational demands: unpredictable enemy tactics, ambiguous loyalties, rapidly evolving weapons systems, and the need to process vast quantities of dynamic information. During high-tempo operations, they must maintain peak cognitive and physical performance despite prolonged periods of minimal or no sleep. While a freshly trained soldier may begin with optimal skill, the combination of cognitive strain, physical exhaustion, and sleep deprivation can impair the ability to apply learned skills in complex, real-world scenarios. The book explores how mental and physical workload and sleeplessness together alter awareness, decision-making, and physical capacity. These findings inform the development of deployable fitness-for-duty measures, help improve training protocols, and assess their effectiveness, enabling personnel to operate at maximum capacity under extreme conditions. The book's insights extend beyond the military to fields like emergency medicine, law enforcement, and disaster response. Distinct from earlier publications, it presents state-of-the-art neuroscience data in a format accessible to professionals from varied backgrounds. It not only discusses behavior and perception but also integrates brain imagery and physiological evidence. The use of the soldier model throughout anchors each chapter in real-world relevance, connecting science to operational challenges. The book synthesizes hard data with field experience to show how institutions like the US Army can measure, monitor, and enhance human performance." -- Contents: 1 Introduction; Part I. Cognition During Real-World Activities 2 Promises and Challenges in Translating Neurofunctional Research for Army Applications 3 Modeling the Impact of Workload in Network Centric Supervisory Control Settings 4 Systematic Measurements of Human Behavior in Naturalistic Settings 5 Noninvasive Monitoring of Brain Function with Near Infrared Light; Part II. Cognition During Sleep Deprivation 6 Individual Differences to Sleep Deprivation Vulnerability and the Neural Connection with Task Strategy, Metacognition, Visual Spatial Attention, and White Matter Differences 7 Identification and Prediction of Substantial Differential Vulnerability to the Neurobehavioral Effects of Sleep Loss 8 Sustaining Performance: The Other Side of Sleep 9 Factors Affecting Mnemonic Performance in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Cognitive Workload; Part III. Cognition During Stress and Anxiety 10 Systems Neuroscience Approaches to Measure Brain Mechanisms Underlying Resilience: Towards Optimizing Performance 11 Cognitive Neuroscience of Insight and its Antecedents 12 Decision-making Under Risk and Stress: Developing a Testable Model 13 Brain Processes During Expert Cognitive-Motor Performance: The Impact of Mental Stress and Emotion Regulation; Part IV. Guidance from Military Leadership and Ethical Considerations 14 Military Operations: Humans Not Machines Make the Difference 15 Is Supraphysiological Enhancement Possible, and What are the Downsides? 16 US Army Future Concept for the Human Dimension: Chief Human Dimension Executive Summary 17 Sustaining Performance in Mass Casualty Environments 18 Neuropsychiatry and Aviation Safety 19 Closing Remarks: Realization of Existing Capabilities in Sustaining Performance; Index.
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