A Manufactured Mind

All Sylvie Hopkins and Timothy Day ever wanted was to feel normal.

Sylvie yearned to be free of her persistent anxiety and Timothy of his sense that the world around him was not as it seems. When even their respective therapists give up on the hope of ever curing them, a radical treatment option is considered. The two are offered the chance to be seen by Professor Marshall Connor, a neuroscientist and the head of a secret experimental facility focused on unlocking the secrets of the human mind.

For Sylvie and Timothy, it’s an opportunity of a lifetime. But, as they soon find out, Professor Connor’s definition of normal, or even what it means to be human, is far different than their own.

What is Pandora? What is the Transcendence Project? What is Project Panacea?

A Manufactured Mind delves into a world that explores the limitations and plasticity of the human mind and asks the question: What happens when we unlock the secrets of the over one-billion neurons and one-trillion synapses that make us human?

Rob Mclean lives in Ottawa, Canada and has degrees in both Psychology and Public Relations. Professionally he spent over 10 years in the corporate world doing public relations for High Tech companies as well as non-governmental agencies. His interests span the psychology of the human condition, modern economics and its impact on society, power structures of corporations and governments and how they shape the world, the role of technology in the evolution of man and lastly, philosophy. These interests blend together to create a unique voice in the world of fiction. His driving passion is to deliver stories that not only entertain but encourage the reader think and question the nature of the world around them.