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Along with theoretical advances in neuroscience research, recent neurotechnological developments provide portable recording and processing systems that can be employed for real-time assessment in applied military environments. This article provides a brief overview of research related to non-invasive brain biomarkers derived from brain signals that can track brain dynamics during cognitive-motor performance. Potential applications of such brain biomarkers for military personnel such as neurofeedback for accelerated learning as well as brain monitoring for performance assessment and rehabilitation are discussed.
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Gentili, R.J. (2011). Non-invasive Functional Brain Biomarkers for Cognitive-Motor Performance Assessment: Towards New Brain Monitoring Applications. In: Schmorrow, D.D., Fidopiastis, C.M. (eds) Foundations of Augmented Cognition. Directing the Future of Adaptive Systems. FAC 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6780. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21852-1_20
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