Dedication About the Editors Contributors Contents Foreword by Raymond T. Odierno Acknowledgments 1. Optimizing Human Performance Michael D. Matthews and David M. Schnyer 2. Metabolic Enhancement of the Soldier Brain Karl E. Friedl and Stephen J. Grate 3. Nutrition, Genetics, and Human Performance during Military Training Erin Gaffney-Stomberg and James P. McClung 4. Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Major Depressive Disorder Revathy U. Chottekalapanda, Paul Greengard, and Yotam Sagi 5. Computational Approaches to Human Performance in Moderate and Extreme Settings Logan T. Trujillo 6. Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neurofeedback for Enhancing Human Performance Ranganatha Sitaram, Andrea Sánchez-Corzo, Mariana Zurita, Constanza Levican, Daniela Huepe-Artigas, Juan Andrés Mucarquer, and Matías Ramírez 7. Evolution of Physiological Status Monitoring for Ambulatory Military Applications William J. Tharion, Karl E. Friedl, Mark J. Buller, Natalia Henao Arango, and Reed W. Hoyt 8. Neuroprosthetics for Human Performance Optimization Yin Jui Chang, Gautam Krishna, and Benito R. Fernández 9. Mitigating Stress Response to Optimize Human Performance James Ness and Josephine Q. Wojciechowski 10. The Role of Sleep in Human Performance and Well-Being Nita Lewis Shattuck, Panagiotis Matsangas, Vincent Mysliwiec, and Jennifer L. Creamer 11. Exoskeletons: State-of-the-art, Design Challenges and Future Directions Priyanshu Agarwal and Ashish D. Deshpande 12. Enhancing Human Cognitive Capital by Harnessing the Brain's Inherent Neuroplasticity Sandra B. Chapman, Lori G. Cook, Asha K. Vas, and Ian H. Robertson 13. Optimizing Cognitive Performance Valerie E. Martindale 14. Strategies to Improve Learning and Retention During Training Henry L. Roediger, III, John F. Nestojko, and Nicole Smith 15. Examining the Influence of Adaptive Instructional Techniques on Human Performance for Tasks Conducted in Extremely Stressful Work Environments Robert Sottilare and Stephen Goldberg 16. Non-Cognitive Amplifiers of Human Performance: Unpacking the 25/75 Rule Michael D. Matthews, Richard M. Lerner, and Hubert Annen 17. Leading Teams to Optimize Performance Lissa V. Young 18. The Ethics of Human Enhancement: An Overview and Framework Janice H. Laurence and Joshua A. Carlisle 19. Human Performance Optimization: Synthesis and Integration Michael D. Matthews and David M. Schnyer Index

Selling point: Remarkable breadth of coverage Selling point: Appeals to clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, and psychiatrists Selling point: Particular relevance to Department of Defense scientists and strategic leaders in government

Michael D. Matthews is currently Professor of Engineering Psychology at the United States Military Academy. He is a Templeton Foundation Senior Positive Psychology Fellow, Fellow of the Army Chief of Staff's Strategic Studies Group, and author of Head Strong: How Psychology is Revolutionizing War (Oxford University Press, 2014.) David M. Schnyer is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Texas, Austin. He completed a PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology from the University of Arizona. While at the Memory Disorders Research Center at Boston University School of Medicine he was awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) K-award in multimodal neuroimaging techniques and trained at the Martino's Center for Biomedical Imaging (MGH). His lab researches the cognitive and neural systems that support memory and attention control in young and old healthy individuals, as well as in persons suffering from mental illness and traumatic brain injury.

Selling point: Remarkable breadth of coverage Selling point: Appeals to clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, and psychiatrists Selling point: Particular relevance to Department of Defense scientists and strategic leaders in government