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Michael Crichton's clinical thriller chronicles Harry Benson, a patient suffering violent seizures who undergoes an experimental surgical procedure implanting electrodes into his brain. The device delivers calming pulses to the pleasure center, but Harry learns to manipulate it, increasing pulse frequency. He escapes and becomes a homicidal madman, unleashing a destructive rampage that continues unchecked.
First publish date: 1972
Genre: Psychological Fiction/Psychological Drama
Authors: Michael Crichton
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