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The Nexus Trilogy

TNT

nano-drug for direct input and output of brain signals...

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Psycho-Pass

_**Psycho-Pass**_
_Psycho-Pass_
is tech used in a futuristic Japan governed by the Sibyl System (シビュラシステム, _Shibyura Shisutemu_
), a powerful biomechatronic
computer network which endlessly measures the biometrics of Japanese citizens' brains and mentalities using a "cymatic scan." The resulting assessment is called a Psycho-Pass (サイコパス, _Saikopasu_
), which includes a numeric Crime Coefficient (犯罪係数, _Hanzaikeisū_
) index, revealing the citizen's criminality potential, and a color-coded Hue, indicating stress level of the person and alerting law enforcement to other data, as well as the improvement (clearing) or decline (clouding) of said Psycho-Pass. When a targeted individual's Crime Coefficient index exceeds the accepted threshold (100), they are pursued, apprehended, and either arrested or killed by the field officers of the Crime Investigation Department of the Ministry of Welfare's Public Safety Bureau. Elite officers known as Inspectors research and evaluate crime scenes, including all personnel involved, with the assistance of Enforcers. Enforcers are latent criminals charged with protecting the Inspectors, adding their expertise and carrying out Inspectors' instructions. Both are equipped with personally activated hand-held weapons called "Dominators" whose integrated scanners provide the target's immediate Psycho-Pass. The gun-like weapon can only fire when approved by the Sibyl System and triggered by its owner. Inspectors and Enforcers work as a team, though Inspectors have jurisdiction to fire their Dominators on the Enforcers should they pose a danger to the public or the Inspectors themselves. An individual's Psycho-Pass is used in multiple ways, both professional and personal. It influences one's level of education, hobbies, future career and likelihood of promotion, as well as one's choice of friends or potential mate. Law enforcement uses the information to determine an individual's propensity towards criminal behavior with their weapons possessing hand-held scanners that enable them to see someone's current Psycho-Pass, which then sets their weapon to an appropriate level of discharge.

_Psycho-Pass_ is tech used in a futuristic Japan governed by the Sibyl System (シビュラシステム, _Shibyura Shisutemu_ ), a powerful biomechatronic computer ...

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Closer (Axiomatic)

C

neural implant called a "jewel"—a small computer inserted into the brain at birth that monitors its activity in order to learn how to mimic its behavi...

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The Ancient Brain

TAB

A stamped metal record that contains all of a person's data in a convenient form....

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Black Mirror S1 EP3 "The Entire History of You"

Black Mirror, S1 EP3 "The Entire History of You"
The “Grain” device is a small implant that’s inserted behind the ear of the user. It apparently links into the sensory part of the brain and records everything its owner sees and hears, creating replayable memories that are stored in the device. The Grain also lets its users watch those memories, either on their eyes — where no one else can see them — or onto TV screens.
Having instant access to everything that’s happened to you sounds useful, but in “The Entire History of You,” it breeds paranoia in protagonist Liam, and eventually leads him to ruin his marriage. Grains can apparently be removed, but if the procedure isn’t done professionally, it can risk brain damage.

The “Grain” device is a small implant that’s inserted behind the ear of the user. It apparently links into the sensory part of the brain and records e...

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Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13
Monitors a person's brainwaves and tracks the degree to which a person's brain capacity (in the case of the episode, Mrs Frederic's) is affected by an external artifact or psychic connection.

Monitors a person's brainwaves and tracks the degree to which a person's brain capacity (in the case of the episode, Mrs Frederic's) is affected by an...

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Strange Days

Strange Days
Helmet-like interlace, almost like a hair net, but rigid, which fits snugly over the cranium, from the top of the forehead to the back of the neck.
Small enough to fit under a wig or hat, the device is connected by a thin wire to a computer pack elsewhere on the body. It is designed specifically to record and playback brain impulses. It records the electrochemical composition of many key areas of the brain carefully, to the point that all sensory input is recorded and preserved, along with emotional responses, activation of the pleasure center, and more. All continuing in one long recording, for the duration the active recording array is being worn.

Helmet-like interlace, almost like a hair net, but rigid, which fits snugly over the cranium, from the top of the forehead to the back of the neck. Sm...

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The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave
scanner used to detect if the person is infected with the alien

scanner used to detect if the person is infected with the alien ...

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Upgrade

Upgrade
STEM - implant used for linking, stimulation

STEM - implant used for linking, stimulation...

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Star Trek: The Original Series

Star Trek: The Original Series
The device was operated by reaching directly into a subject's mind and recording every thought and bit of knowledge within. Designed with variable settings, which determined the amount of force used, it could be a mind sifter or a mind ripper to its subject. If too much force was used, it would cause brain damage leaving the mind permanently emptied and the subject a "mental vegetable."

The device was operated by reaching directly into a subject's mind and recording every thought and bit of knowledge within. Designed with variable set...

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Galactic Pot-Healer

GP

A device that gathers the thoughts of an individual....

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Earth Made of Glass

EMG

A way of gathering and recording mental impressions. This can be seen as an alternative to the usual attempts to record minds by collecting electrical...

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Masson's Secret

MS

A device which, implanted in the brain, can both transmit sight and sound, and enable control of the body by a remote operator....

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House M.D. S6 EP16 "Black Hole"

House M.D., S6 EP16 "Black Hole"
an experimental procedure called "cognitive pattern recognition" to map the unconscious thoughts of the user

an experimental procedure called "cognitive pattern recognition" to map the unconscious thoughts of the user...

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Joe 90

Joe 90
The "BIG RAT" (Brain Impulse Galvanoscope Record And Transfer), a machine capable of recording knowledge and experience from leading experts in various fields and transferring it to another human brain. At the heart of the design is the "Rat Trap": a spherical, rotating cage in which a subject is seated during the transfer of "brain patterns".

The "BIG RAT" (Brain Impulse Galvanoscope Record And Transfer), a machine capable of recording knowledge and experience from leading experts in variou...

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Come True

_**Come True**_
Monitoring subjects’ dreams using a brain scanning device that converts brainwaves into images.

Monitoring subjects’ dreams using a brain scanning device that converts brainwaves into images....

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
A multitronic engrammatic interpreter was a component that used multitronic technology to encode and decode signals from the neural pathways of the brain.

A multitronic engrammatic interpreter was a component that used multitronic technology to encode and decode signals from the neural pathways of the br...

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Propagandist

P

A device capable of taking impressions, feelings and memories from living brains; it can be used on animals as well....

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Halo

Halo
Electrodes placed on the temples and/or neck to monitor vitals including brain activity.

Electrodes placed on the temples and/or neck to monitor vitals including brain activity....

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The Shockwave Rider

TSR

A system for getting the thoughts and images out of a person's mind; recovering the data from a brain storage device...

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Masson's Secret

MS

A device that communicated with a brain implant, granting both sight and control....

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Star Trek: The Original Series

Star Trek: The Original Series
This version of the tricorder scanned specific brain wave patterns during questioning of the patient, and was helpful in diagnosis and treatment of mental ailments and disorders. It may have possessed a hypnosis-assist subroutine, as well as subroutines for lie-detection and amnesia analysis. The device was normally operated by a medical technician while the attending psychologist directed the patient.

This version of the tricorder scanned specific brain wave patterns during questioning of the patient, and was helpful in diagnosis and treatment of me...

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Learning to be me (Axiomatic)

L

neural implant called a "jewel"—a small computer inserted into the brain at birth that monitors its activity in order to learn how to mimic its behavi...

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A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly
A brain-scan device with a screen to display neural patterns

A brain-scan device with a screen to display neural patterns...

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Psycho-Pass

_**Psycho-Pass**_
A Hue is a reflection of a person's stress level. Every citizen in Sibyl's database is assigned a specific color depending on the state of their Psycho-Pass. Colors such as light blue or pink indicate a healthy Psycho-Pass, while colors such as medium green or steel blue indicate a deteriorated Psycho-Pass.
A clouded hue occurs when stress is consistently present. For example, violent urges or nervous reactions in an individual can cloud a hue. The very presence of the Public Safety Bureau's Enforcers is enough to cloud someone's hue.
A hue that is completely clear appears white, while a hue clouded beyond recognition appears black. Area Stress Level refers to the group Psycho-Pass of a particular block of the city that is overseen by Sibyl. It is calculated by taking the average Psycho-Passes of all the citizens within the block which is then represented by a number. The higher the number, the more elevated the Area Stress rating.
Therefore, if someone with an unstable Psycho-Pass is detected by a scanner, it raises the Area Stress Level because their Crime Coefficient increases the average, setting off an alarm and alerting the Public Safety Bureau. Group Psycho-Pass pollution would send the Area Stress Level of an affected block into an advisory rating, indicating that there is a major crime occurring causing stress to the citizens or that latent criminals in the area have high Crime Coefficients.

A Hue is a reflection of a person's stress level. Every citizen in Sibyl's database is assigned a specific color depending on the state of their Psych...

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Diaspora

D

record the brain's information states as it is chemically converted into a crystalline computer...

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The Dosadi Experiment

TDE

A small bead to be swallowed that allowed the thoughts of a person to be transmitted and recorded during a specified interval....

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