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In his fascinating new book, Jonathan D. Moreno investigates the deeply intertwined worlds of cutting-edge brain science, U.S. defense agencies, and a volatile geopolitical landscape where a nation's weaponry must go far beyond bombs and men. The first-ever exploration of the connections between national security and brain research, 'Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense' reveals how many questions crowd this gray intersection of science and government and urges us to begin to answer them. From neuropharmacology to neural imaging to brain-machine interface devices that relay images and sounds between human brains and machines, Moreno shows how national security entities seek to harness the human nervous system in a multitude of ways as a potent weapon against the enemy soldier. Moreno charts such projects as monkeys moving robotic arms with their minds, technology to read the brain's thought patterns at a distance, the development of "anti-sleep" drugs to enhance soldiers' battle performance and others to dampen their emotional reactions to the violence, and advances that could open the door to "neuroweapons"& virus-transported molecules to addle the brain. "As new kinds of weapons are added to the arsenal already at the disposal of fallible human leaders," Moreno writes, "we need to find new ways to address the problem"--of the ethical military application of so powerful and intimate a science. This book is the first step in confronting the quandaries inherent in this partnership of government and neuroscience, serves as a compelling wake-up call for scientists and citizens, and suggests that, with imagination, we might meet the needs of both security and civil liberty.

Brain --- Brain --- Human Experimentation --- Human experimentation in medicine. --- Medicine, Experimental. --- Medicine, Military --- Military Medicine --- National security. --- Research --- United States Government Agencies --- Research. --- Ethics --- Research. --- Ethics

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Organizational charts and contact information for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has devoted significant funding to the creation of tools and resources that will help meet the needs of the U.S. health care system. This report briefly describes the tools and resources that AHRQ has made available, such as data sets, assessment and performance measures, clinical care guidelines, and quality measurement indicators. Examples of how these tools and resources are being used by federal, state, and local governments; private industry; health service providers; hospital associations; and health maintenance organizations to improve health care quality and help consumers make more informed choices are also provided.

Health services administrators --- Health planning --- Health Services Research. --- Databases as Topic. --- Delivery of Health Care. --- Practice Guidelines as Topic. --- Quality of Health Care. --- Surveys and Questionnaires. --- United States Government Agencies. --- Standards --- United States. --- United States.

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has funded research to compile a database of evidence-based clinical guidelines and to develop clinical performance measures, member satisfaction surveys, and preventive care recommendations that can help MCOs meet their responsibilities. Additionally, AHRQ funds research and develops performance measures and guidelines that managed care organizations, insurers, providers, and consumers can trust.

Managed care plans (Medical care) --- Health insurance --- Health Services Research. --- Managed Care Programs --- Databases as Topic. --- Delivery of Health Care. --- Practice Guidelines as Topic. --- Quality of Health Care. --- Surveys and Questionnaires. --- United States Government Agencies. --- Standards --- standards. --- United States. --- United States.

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Resilience (Personality trait) --- Federal Government --- United States Government Agencies --- Occupational Health --- Human resilience --- Resiliency (Personality trait) --- Labor supply --- Organizational effectiveness --- Personnel management --- Evaluation --- Personality --- Corporations --- Employment management --- Human resource management --- Human resources management --- Manpower utilization --- Personnel administration --- Management --- Public administration --- Employees --- Employment practices liability insurance --- Supervision of employees --- Labor force --- Labor force participation --- Labor pool --- Work force --- Workforce --- Labor market --- Human capital --- Labor mobility --- Manpower --- Manpower policy --- E-books