▁Military ▁application ▁New ▁ne uro techn ologies ▁have ▁always ▁gar ner ed ▁the ▁appeal ▁of ▁govern ments , ▁from ▁lie ▁detection ▁technology ▁and ▁virtual ▁reality ▁to ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁understanding ▁the ▁ps y che . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War ▁and ▁War ▁on ▁T error , ▁American ▁soldiers ▁coming ▁back ▁from ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Afghan istan ▁are ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁percent ages ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 2 % ▁with ▁P T SD . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁research ers ▁hoping ▁to ▁improve ▁these ▁pe op les ' ▁conditions ▁by ▁implementing ▁new ▁strateg ies ▁for ▁recovery . ▁By ▁combining ▁ph arma ce ut ical s ▁and ▁ne uro techn ologies , ▁some ▁research ers ▁have ▁discovered ▁ways ▁of ▁lower ing ▁the ▁" f ear " ▁response ▁and ▁the or ize ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁applicable ▁to ▁P T SD . ▁Virtual ▁reality ▁is ▁another ▁technology ▁that ▁has ▁drawn ▁much ▁attention ▁in ▁the ▁military . ▁If ▁improved , ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁possible ▁to ▁train ▁soldiers ▁how ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁complex ▁situations ▁in ▁times ▁of ▁peace , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁better ▁prepare ▁and ▁train ▁a ▁modern ▁army . ▁ ▁Priv acy ▁ ▁Finally , ▁when ▁these ▁techn ologies ▁are ▁being ▁developed ▁society ▁must ▁understand ▁that ▁these ▁ne uro techn ologies ▁could ▁reve al ▁the ▁one ▁thing ▁that ▁people ▁can ▁always ▁keep ▁secret : ▁what ▁they ▁are ▁thinking . ▁While ▁there ▁are ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁benefits ▁associated ▁with ▁these ▁techn ologies , ▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁for ▁scient ists , ▁citizens ▁and ▁policy ▁mak ers ▁al