Another science fiction novel by my favorite author. This time on mind control.
The book depicts the life of a man with damaged brain. Because of that he develops seizures with time to time. When a seizure attacks him, he does extremely violent things which he forgets when he got grip on himself again.
Neuroscientists insert electrodes at many points in his brain and attach them to a tiny computer. The role of the computer is to make him feel good by sending electrical signals to his brain via electrodes. This, supposed to cure his violent behavior.
However, the opposite happens. Human brain works in such a way to make us survive and feel happiness. Whenever he is about to get a seizure, the computer makes him feel good, leading to the stoppage of seizure. The brain learns this, and starts producing more seizures for the patient to feel good more. And the patient escapes from the hospital.
Rest of the book deals with the implications of such procedure , the philosophical problems associated with it, and how doctors tried to catch the man.
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