Dissecting one of Rick’s ingenious inventions
Keywords:
TV programme, Biology, Neuroscience, Chemistry, Rick and MortyAbstract
"Amortycan Grickfitti," an episode from Rick and Morty, introduces the Aversion Converting Inversion Reverter (ACIR), a device altering pleasure and pain perception by reversing neural signals [1]. This device is used by Rick to save himself, Beth (his daughter) and Jerry (Beth’s husband) from the demons in hell [2]. These demons enjoy pain so shooting them or fighting them to escape, is therefore, not an option. This paper delves into the ACIR's scientific basis and its impact on hellish creatures. The device manipulates neurotransmitter activity and synaptic connections, challenging assumptions about consciousness. Its interdimensional reach into hell prompts reflection on suffering and perception.
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