Item #: SCP-5000
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Hypothetical full, non-invasive containment of SCP-5000 would require potent reiolytic1 technology, which has not yet been adequately developed. Targeted amnestics are being developed — further information is classified to personnel with ENNUI-Class Clearance.
Cognition delays thoughtform erosion, but cannot reverse its effects. Artificial neural stimulation is being researched to further delay neurodegeneration, and potentially re-establish lost thoughts.
Fig 1.1: Dead thought (black) affecting the Noosphere, eroding essential elements.
Description: SCP-5000 is the designation given to expanding zone of dead thought in the Noosphere.2
When affected by SCP-5000, thoughts are permenently degenerated, so that no human being will be capable of comprehending that thought from that point onwards. Rapid onset neurodegeneration occurs shortly in the human population after SCP-5000 affliction. Pan-anaplasticity of thought is projected to occur by January 2016, with major impact on cognition occurring well before this date.
Addendum A: Pilot Study
Preliminary investigation of SCP-5000 revealed that cognition, recollection, and contemplation of ideas adjecent to SCP-5000 yields some psychoprotective effect. We suggest that deep brain stimulation will enhance this effect, and the installation of an electrode on the temporal lobe will preserve neurone structure.
Fig 1.2: Smart device
