Saturday, March 18, 2017

Hyper Mind???? What's that????

When explaining the plot I said that the drug would give Greyson would develop the powers of a Hyper Mind. So what is a Hyper Mind? What does it consist of? I'm so glad you asked these questions because boy oh boy am I ready to answer them.

Essentially the power of having a "Hyper Mind" is a plethora of mental powers combined.

Such powers include:

  • Hyper-cognition: to perform complex mental operations beyond those of a human mind
  • Enhanced Intelligence: intelligence above standard genius level
  • Enhanced Memory: remember and recall experiences and events inhumanly well after minuscule degrees of experience
  • Maximum Brain Capacity: fully access 100% of the brain's functional capacity
While some of these may overlap, they all truly consist from one larger mind. I have, however, added a few tweaks to how I want my character's power's to extend to. Along with a hyper mind, the drug will also allow his senses to be expanded and more powerful. 

What really changes the capacity of his powers is what gives him his powers. The way I've written it is that the reason the drug gives him powers is that he has an allergic reaction to a chemical in the drug. The drug (also to be named) was designed to hack into a brain implant that subdues all human emotions and thoughts to a rational, controllable level. The drug temporarily allows the user to feel at such an unprecedented amount. 

Combining an allergic reaction with the technological drug or "tech-drug" caused a malfunction and a permanent hack into the implant. This hack allows the protagonist to "hack" into the information of the implant, which is connected to the overall social system. However, this hack does not only allow the protagonist to absorb information and use it at a higher brain capacity, but allows him to hack into his senses. Thus, giving him heightened senses as well.  

A small example of the power is Sherlock Holmes from the BBC television series Sherlock. Sherlock possesses extreme processing speed and most importantly has something called a "mind palace." Within his "mind palace" Sherlock goes into his head and solves problems at an inhuman pace. This heightened mental process is what I'm trying to convey.







Another great example is from the 2011 film Limitless which surrounds the same concept of taking a drug to increase brain power. The same concept and film was later then branched off into a television show. Both have similarities, but it's the way they conceive his brain power is great. 









"Accelerated Probability." Superpower Wiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2017.
"Enhanced Intelligence." SuperpowerWiki. N.p., n.d. Web.
"Enhanced Memory." Superpower Wiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2017.
"Hyper Mind." Superpower Wiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2017.
"Maximum Brain Capacity." SuperpowerWiki. N.p., n.d. Web.

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