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| − | A '''Synaptic stimulator''' is a small, grey gadget, worn behind a person's ear. It is a [[neural interface]] that taps into the user's visual cortex and displays various alien vistas. It is unable to show people. |
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| + | A '''synaptic stimulator''' is a small device capable of directly accessing an individual's [[nervous system]]. |
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| + | The [[Akritirian]] culture of the [[Delta Quadrant]] utilized synaptic stimulators as a form of control over their [[prison]] population. Known as "the [[clamp]]," it operated by stimulating the production of [[acetylcholine]] in the victim's [[hypothalamus]], essentially helping to stimulate one's aggressive tendencies. This ensured that prisoners constantly fought amongst themselves, instead of organizing and potentially posing a threat to order. In [[2373]], {{USS|Voyager}} officers [[Tom Paris]] and [[Harry Kim]] were outfitted with these stimulators, after being falsely convicted of supporting an Akritirian separatist movement. ({{VOY|The Chute}}) |
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| − | Sometime between [[2371]] and [[2375]], the crew of the [[USS Equinox|USS ''Equinox'']] obtained this device from the [[Ponea]]. Since the ''Equinox'' was not equipped with a [[holodeck]], this was one of the few forms of entertainment they had. [[Marla Gilmore]] introduced the device to [[Chakotay]] and [[Harry Kim]] of the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']], while listing the supplies collected by the ''Equinox'', describing it as "a poor man's holodeck." |
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| + | Later that year, [[The Doctor|''Voyager''{{'}}s EMH]] devised a plan whereby a synaptic stimulator would be used to tap into a [[cortical implant]] in [[Kes]]'s body, removing an alien [[neural pattern]] which had taken control of her, and allowing her own consciousness to take over. ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[tactical officer]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Tuvok]], attempted to carry out the plan, but the alien in control of Kes was able to retain control of her body. ({{VOY|Warlord}}) |
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| − | [[Captain]] [[Rudolph Ransom]] was wearing the device while his ship exploded from a [[warp core]] overload. ([[VOY]]: "[[Equinox, Part I]]" and "[[Equinox, Part II|Part II]]"). |
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| + | The Delta Quadrant race known as the [[Ponea]] utilized synaptic stimulators as [[neural interface]]s placed just behind one's ear, which operated by tapping into one's [[visual cortex]] and generating images of various alien landscapes inside the user's mind. The crew of the {{USS|Equinox}} acquired one of these devices in [[2376]], referred to as "a poor man's [[holodeck]]" by [[Ensign]] [[Marla Gilmore]]. [[Captain]] [[Rudolph Ransom|Ransom]] would often use the device to experience the [[Tenkaran coast]], a peaceful alien beach vista. ({{VOY|Equinox|Equinox, Part II}}) |
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Revision as of 18:10, 11 April 2012
Captain Ransom utilizes a Ponean synaptic stimulator
A synaptic stimulator is a small device capable of directly accessing an individual's nervous system.
The Akritirian culture of the Delta Quadrant utilized synaptic stimulators as a form of control over their prison population. Known as "the clamp," it operated by stimulating the production of acetylcholine in the victim's hypothalamus, essentially helping to stimulate one's aggressive tendencies. This ensured that prisoners constantly fought amongst themselves, instead of organizing and potentially posing a threat to order. In 2373, USS Voyager officers Tom Paris and Harry Kim were outfitted with these stimulators, after being falsely convicted of supporting an Akritirian separatist movement. (VOY: "The Chute")
Later that year, Voyager's EMH devised a plan whereby a synaptic stimulator would be used to tap into a cortical implant in Kes's body, removing an alien neural pattern which had taken control of her, and allowing her own consciousness to take over. Voyager's tactical officer, Lieutenant Commander Tuvok, attempted to carry out the plan, but the alien in control of Kes was able to retain control of her body. (VOY: "Warlord")
The Delta Quadrant race known as the Ponea utilized synaptic stimulators as neural interfaces placed just behind one's ear, which operated by tapping into one's visual cortex and generating images of various alien landscapes inside the user's mind. The crew of the USS Equinox acquired one of these devices in 2376, referred to as "a poor man's holodeck" by Ensign Marla Gilmore. Captain Ransom would often use the device to experience the Tenkaran coast, a peaceful alien beach vista. (VOY: "Equinox", "Equinox, Part II")