Mind probe

From SGCommand

"This device will be implanted into your brain, it will form a link between your mind and the ship's computer. Your knowledge will simply be downloaded into our memory banks. You will no doubt resist and you will no doubt fail."

—Anubis to Thor

The mind probe was a device that allowed a person to access the knowledge in another person's mind. It was built by Anubis using Ancient knowledge, the Ancients themselves would never have built such a device.

[edit] Functions

The mind probe was a small sphere, from which spikes extended after activation. After the device was implanted into the prefrontal cortex of a person's brain, a link was created between the mind of the person and a computer. Afterwards the conscious knowledge could be downloaded into the memory banks of the computer.

[edit] History

The only know user of the mind probe was the Goa'uld Anubis, who used it on his prisoners to get information . The first known person he used it onto was the Asgard Thor, from whose mind Anubis got the information about the Asgard's hologram and beaming technology. Although Thor was rescued by SG-1, and while the Asgard were able to remove the device from Thor's brain, it was too late as Thor's entire consciousness had been transfered to the ship's computer. (SG1: "Revelations", "Descent")

Anubis later used the device on Jonas Quinn, from whom he got important information including the knowledge about Naquadria. (SG1: "Fallen", "Homecoming")