Researching human performance

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  Dr. Candace Hatcher-Solis is a 711th Human Performance Wing research biological scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory and the team lead for Neurobiology of Cognitive Performance. Her research interests include neuromodulation and biomarker discovery for cognitive enhancement and stress resilience.


  “There are so many different environments Airmen are in. You have the arctic environment with extreme cold to dry, desert heat. You have Airmen in high-performance aircraft. All these different environments can have effects on the body, so there’s a lot of research that needs to be done, and is ongoing, to sustain and enhance performance for all Airmen.”


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Researching human performance

Dr. Candice Hatcher-Solis, 711th Human Performance Wing research scientist, is a research biological scientist for the Air Force Research Laboratory, Nov. 7, 2022, at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Hatcher-Solis is the team lead for Neurobiology of Cognitive Performance. Her research interests include neuromodulation and biomarker discovery for cognitive enhancement and stress resilience.
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Researching human performance

Emma MacNeil, research scientist, left, adjusts an EEG cap on Staff Sgt. Madison Stoner-Dixon, med lab tech in the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Neural Interfaces Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 19, 2023. Researchers with the AFRL Human Effectiveness Directorate then introduced a target verification task and recorded Stoner-Dixon’s brain waves via the EEG to measure judgment and decision-making skills. This research aims to enhance decision superiority and performance in Airmen and Guardians. The Human Effectiveness Directorate is part of AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)
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