Neural Experiential Deferral Device

The Neural Experiential Deferral Device, colloquially known as the Level Up Box or NEDD, is a neurological device which prevents the brain from processing new experiences for a short while, "storing" them until such a time as it is convenient for the user to process them. The device was developed by Japanese scientists employed by the Axon Gemini Blue Corporation (AGB) as an answer to the psychological problems associated with life in the non-stop, overstimulating world created by ubiquitous, interconnected telecommunications services.

Purpose

Hoichi Sanda, head of Neural Interface Research at AGB, theorized that the human brain had a limit on how much stimulation it could process in a given period without suffering a loss of efficiency. According to Sanda, many adults exceeded this threshold during the average work day, leading to losses in productivity as well as deleterious mental health effects. The NEDD was designed to allow users to effectively put off processing much of the stimulation received by their brains during times that required full attention (the work day for example), deferring such processing to more convenient times (after work). The device would then release the stored stimulation and experience, allowing the brain to "learn" from the stored experiences. This time-shifted learning was the primary purpose, both as designed and as marketed, of the device.

Non Standard Uses

Shortly after its release on the Japanese market, users discovered that the more stored experience that was "learned" at once, the more intense the euphoric sensation of mental empowerment. Users soon dubbed this effect "Leveling Up", hence the nickname Level Up Box. Six months after the release, AGB issued a press release reminding users that the maximum safe amount of stored experience was 3 days. The problem became worse as reports surfaced of users engaging in obsessive behavior, known as "grinding", where they would deliberately engage in stimulating experience, using a NEDD to defer over a week worth of learning. The resulting "leveling up" high reportedly rivaled those achieved with hard chemical drugs such as heroine and cocaine.

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