# Healing and Augmentation May Converge in Body Technologies by François du Cluzel > “Scientists around the world are asking the question of how to free humanity from the limitations of the body. The line between healing and augmentation becomes blurred. In addition, the logical progression of research is to achieve a perfect human being through new technological standards.” > **— François du Cluzel**, *2020, Cognitive Warfare, NATO Innovation Hub study, p. 18* ## Sources and Context - **Primary study:** [*Cognitive Warfare*, Innovation Hub PDF, p. 18](https://innovationhub-act.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20210122_CW-Final.pdf). This passage describes a research trajectory as the author saw it; “perfect human being” is the study's phrase, not an attained state or a value judgment adopted by this archive. - **Institutional boundary:** The study was sponsored by Allied Command Transformation but expressly says its views are **not** official statements of ACT or member nations. The named author is François du Cluzel; sponsorship is not authorship. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Human-Machine Symbiosis|Human-Machine Symbiosis]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Cognitive Warfare|Cognitive Warfare]] - [[wiki/Human-Machine Symbiosis|Human-Machine Symbiosis]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Scientists around the world are asking the question of how to free humanity from the limitations of the body. The line between healing and augmentation becomes blurred. In addition, the logical progression of research is to achieve a perfect human being through new technological standards.” — François du Cluzel, Cognitive Warfare, 2020 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-du-cluzel-healing-augmentation-converge ```