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QIF-T0034

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Working memory poisoning

Tier 5 — Theoretical (Modeled / Simulated)

Legacy status: THEORETICAL

Inject false information into working memory circuits via targeted hippocampal/PFC stimulation. User perceives false memories or corrupted working memory contents as genuine. Closed-loop memory BCIs most vulnerable.

Technique Details

Tactic
QIF-C.EX
Status
THEORETICAL
Bands
N6, N7

✚ Therapeutic Application

Targeted disruption of working memory maintenance via interference with sustained neural oscillations

Clinical Analog

Working memory training / tDCS-enhanced cognitive training

Treats

  • ADHD
  • schizophrenia (working memory deficits)
  • age-related cognitive decline

Neural Impact

2 of 7 neural bands affected

N6 N7

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DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Mappings

Diagnostic category references for threat modeling, not diagnostic claims.

F32 Major Depressive Disorder F41.1 Generalized Anxiety Disorder F43.10 PTSD F44 Dissociative Disorders F20 Schizophrenia Spectrum F90 ADHD F42 OCD F30 Manic episode F50 Eating Disorders F10 Alcohol-related disorders (F10) F60 Personality Disorders F45 Somatoform disorders F63 Impulse-Control Disorders F01 Vascular dementia F43 PTSD / Trauma F80 Communication Disorders F98.4 Stereotyped movement disorders

Pathway: N7 (PFC/M1) → executive function; N6 (hippocampus/amygdala) → emotion regulation

Following Poldrack (2006), brain region disruption does not uniquely predict psychiatric outcomes.

Scoring

NISS v1.1 NISS:1.1/BI:L/CR:H/CD:H/CV:E/RV:P/NP:T
CVSS v4.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L
5.4Medium
BICRCDCVRVNP
 

Governance

Neurorights at Risk

This technique threatens 5 of the 4 proposed neurorights (Ienca & Andorno, 2017).

MP Mental Privacy CL Cognitive Liberty MI Mental Integrity PC Psychological Continuity DI DI
Consent Complexity
1.80 / 4.0

FDORA §3305 Compliance

Cyber Device
Regulatory Coverage
0.2 / 1.0
524B Requirements
TM VA SBOM PM
Regulatory Gaps
  • ! CVSS cannot express neural-specific impacts
  • ! Threat not yet in regulatory threat catalogs

Population Vulnerability

CRB vulnerability adjustment (γ=0.30) accounts for age, diagnosis severity, consent capacity, and device dependency.

Population NISS Base Adjusted Severity Delta
Adult (Default) 5.4 5.4 Medium -
Child (10yr) + ADHD 5.4 6.4 Medium +0.95
Adult with ALS 5.4 6.3 Medium +0.87

Validation Status

Theoretical / Not yet validated. This technique has not been independently tested. See the validation dashboard for what has been tested.

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