The Pentagon Is Zapping Troops With Electric Shocks To Replace Caffeine

In a story that could come straight out of Total Recall, the Pentagon has started testing the application of running low level electrical currents through soldiers' brains as a replacement for coffee and energy drinks. The currents, which are targeted to specific areas of the brain, show great potential, although testing has been limited. Bryan Bender, reporting for the Boston Globe, states: Early experiments using “noninvasive” brain stimulation have been performed on several dozen voluntee...