On Mon 11 Jun, jstaylor wrote:
Gan's implant isn't situated near the amygdala, the site of the brain actually associated with violent impulses and emotional reactions, that is, in the vicinity of the frontal lobes. What's it doing on his crown?
When they were putting the probes in his brain in 'Breakdown', what part of the brain did they look as if they were touching then? The key part of the limiter seems to be internal to the brain.
As to containing Blake's violent impulses, I think his impulses would be more of a cerebral nature, thus would reduce a limiter's effectiveness on him. And the crime he was convicted of was not one of a violent nature.
Sounds logical.
Why does Gan get a limiter for killing a security guard, while Blake, who *nearly* kills someone of arguably more importance - Travis - doesn't?
Because it was less of an automatic violent reaction, as you say above. Blake could probably kill in cold blood if he felt it necessary.
There's also the theory that Gan's limiter was experimental, though I'm not sure if I buy that as Kane certainly recognised it.
JUdith
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