In The Terminal Man (1972), Crichton deals with another science-fiction theme, behavior modification through psychosurgery. Many of the same questions about the nature of technology and the capabilities and limitations of scientific specialists are raised in this tale about Harry Benson. Benson is injured in an automobile accident and surgeons implant electrodes in his brain in an attempt to prevent epileptic attacks that have been triggered due to the accident. Predictably, the mechanism fails, Benson goes berserk, and a team of scientists is faced with the task of tracking him down and rewiring or destroying him. Referring to.....
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