Penfield mood organ
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title:
Penfield mood organ
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The Penfield mood organ is a fictional device in Philip K. Dick's 1968 science fiction novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? that is used to modify emotional states, controlled by the user entering a number on its keyboard. The device is described in the novel as using "Penfield artificial brain stimulation". A "Penfield wave transmitter" is also described in the book, as a weapon for inducing cataplexy. The name of the device is a reference to the neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield. Dick also re
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Fictional mood-altering device
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penfield_mood_organ
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2022-12-16T04:40:23Z
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