DARPA advanced technology experiments are real, and serve the purpose of helping our military master the human domain - for good or bad.
There have been huge advances in cyborg (man-machine interfaced technology) with prosthetics, for instance.
Brain electronic feedback technology is already in use to help alleviate chronic pain sufferers.
It’s perfectly conceivable the Pentagon is pursuing ways to help soldiers overcome PTSD, when cognitive behavior, or psychotropic medication is ineffective.
Don’t disagree with your statements about DARPA.
I heard good old Annie discussing this on some radio show the other night and she was so far off the rails it wasn’t even funny