1️⃣ Regular AI use enables effective, safe, and ethical integration across education, research, and clinical practice
2️⃣ AI must be part of military healthcare education and operational readiness training
3️⃣ Digital transformation ≠ AI - AI requires specific governance

🙏 Huge thanks to the interdisciplinary team of physiologists, clinicians, and neuroscientists at the French Military Health Service for making this collaborative work possible 6/6

Our sample was #military personnel, but the findings may inform prevention in elite #sport and other heat-exposed settings. Assessing interoception could help identify vulnerable individuals and guide return-to-duty and other prevention strategies 5/6

We tested the model with self-report measures in people with vs. without prior EHS. Cases (n=51) reported lower interoceptive body awareness but no difference in global motivational traits versus controls (n=43) 4/6

We propose a cognitive model in which EHS arises from a disturbed cost–benefit trade-off during prolonged exertion: excessive motivation overvalues performance benefits, while low interoceptive awareness undervalues bodily costs (see figure) 3/6

EHS is classically described as a purely physiological failure - heat gain exceeds heat loss (see figure) - but physiological models alone cannot fully explain or predict who develops EHS 2/6

🙏 Special thanks to Prof. Marion Trousselard for inviting me to step beyond my neuroscience roots and contribute to this vital conversation on military ethics! 5/5

3️⃣ Why this matters for Special Forces: In high-risk operations, a cultivated care-ethic mindset may enhance decision-making while preserving mission effectiveness. 4/5

2️⃣ Care ethics may guide decision-making: Rather than eliminating dilemmas, it frames every use of force within a broader commitment to protect life and minimize harm. 3/5

1️⃣ The ethical dilemma of combat: Soldiers must reconcile respecting enemy humanity with executing lethal orders, creating profound moral tension. 2/5

My postdoctoral research was made possible with the support of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research, the Fédération pour la Recherche sur le Cerveau, the Unafam, Prof. Damien LEGER, and the Union des Blessés de la Face et de la Tête / Fondation des Gueules Cassées 🙏 2/2

🙏 Huge thanks to my coauthors @skhalsa.bsky.social and Olujimi Ajijola!
A special shoutout to @skhalsa.bsky.social for his mentorship and for giving me the opportunity to dive into the world of animal research on interoception.
Grateful for this enriching and collaborative journey!

👏 Congrats to the team at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research for this excellent science communication work!

What I find especially valuable is the core message: identifying your emotions is the first step toward regulating them - a principle that echoes the spirit of this scientific paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32857672/