ABSTRACT
It is hard to imagine anywhere darker, more esoteric, and-to be frank-more thrilling than the domain of national security neuroscience. In this chapter,1 I explore that intriguing place where neuroscience and national security intersect, each enchanting to the initiates of the other, and both somewhat mysterious to the rest of us. I confess that my aim here is to puncture that aura of mystery and enchantment, to defuse the understandable thrill, and to offer some words of caution-in particular to scientists, ethicists, research funding bodies, policy makers, and anyone else who may play a signicant role in shaping the kinds of neuroscience research that will be conducted in the years ahead. Before proceeding, however, I should make two things clear.
