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M97 Project: In Silico Design of a Viral Vector for Targeted Hyper-Activation of the Amygdala (M97-V)

M97-B Project
Authors: Jones, Sylar Robert;

M97 Project: In Silico Design of a Viral Vector for Targeted Hyper-Activation of the Amygdala (M97-V)

Abstract

This study presents the in-silico design and the theoretical validation of an Adeno-Associated Viral Vector (M97-V), designed to induce sustained state of hyperactivation in the amygdala through the genetic manipulation of the ASIC1a ionic channels. Starting from the premise that fear acts as an adjustable biological variable, the plasmid pAAV-CaMKIIa-M97 was designed using the CaMKIIa promoter to guarantee the expression in excitatory neurons, avoiding affecting glial cells. Through biophysical simulations in the NEURON environment, based in the Hodgkin-Huxley model, the response of control neurons to neurons with overexpression of the channel was compared to mild acidosis. The results showed that, while the healthy tissue keeps homeostasis, the infected neurons collapse in a state of tonic firing and depolarization block, simulating a physiological panic artificially induced. Beyond the technical demonstration, this work falls within the framework of the M97 Project not as a pathogen development manual, but as a warning about the vulnerability of the human psyche in the face of modern biotechnology. It is concluded by discussing the prevailing need of establishing neuro-security protocols, because the capacity of rewriting the emotional valence and memories manipulation is already a tangible technical reality with deep ethical and biosecurity implications.

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