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Brain Sensors Stimulate

When humanity began telling stories, it began by telling stories of war. Violent Bronze Age fiction, such as the "Iliad," the Bible and "Gilgamesh," cast long shadows over entire cultures, often justifying later battles and inspiring future militaries. That trend of spinning yarns of combat continues to this day. To understand the power of stories to shape modern conflicts, DARPA, the Defense Department's Research Arm, has initiated a program that will investigate how storytelling and narrative shape our neurobiology....