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A '''cortical monitor''' is like a small [[tricorder]] [[sensor]] that is attached underneath the ear. It is used to track and record a patient's [[neural]] functions. [[The Doctor]] used them on [[Vorik]] when he was undergoing ''[[pon farr]]'', on [[Tuvok]] and [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] when Tuvok begins to suffer a mental breakdown and on [[Chakotay]] when he was experiencing hallucinations caused by [[chaotic space]]. ({{VOY|Blood Fever|Flashback|The Fight}})
[[File:Neurocortical monitor.jpg|thumb|A neurocortical monitor worn by Tuvok]]
 
A '''neurocortical monitor''' was a device used to record a complete [[encephalographic profile]]. It was placed on the [[parietal bone]] and could be programmed to send an alert to [[sickbay]] if it detected any unusual neurological activity.
 
   
In [[2373]], [[The Doctor]] had [[Lieutenant]] [[Tuvok]] wear a neurocortical monitor in order to record a complete encephalographic profile if he had another episode related to his mental breakdown. ({{VOY|Flashback}})
 
   
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Later that year, [[Ensign]] [[Vorik]] wore a cortical monitor while The Doctor was trying to treat his ''[[pon farr]]''. ({{VOY|Blood Fever}})
 
 
In [[2377]], after [[Seven of Nine]] began having disconcerting [[dream]]s about [[Unimatrix Zero]], The Doctor gave her a cortical monitor to track her REM cycles. ({{VOY|Unimatrix Zero}})
 
 
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Revision as of 20:08, 24 September 2013

A cortical monitor is like a small tricorder sensor that is attached underneath the ear. It is used to track and record a patient's neural functions. The Doctor used them on Vorik when he was undergoing pon farr, on Tuvok and Captain Janeway when Tuvok begins to suffer a mental breakdown and on Chakotay when he was experiencing hallucinations caused by chaotic space. (VOY: "Blood Fever", "Flashback", "The Fight")