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Penfield Mood Organ

A Penfield mood organ is like a special tool that people can use to control their emotions. It's named after a famous doctor named Wilder Penfield who worked on brains and discovered how brains can do things like create emotions.

The mood organ has "dials" or buttons that the user can adjust to change their feelings. For example, if someone is feeling sad, they can turn a dial to make themselves feel happy. They can also turn it to feel angry, or calm, or any other feeling they want to experience.

This tool can be very helpful for people who struggle with their emotions and need a way to control them. It's really important to use the mood organ responsibly and not rely on it too much. It's just a tool that can help, but in the end, it's up to us to learn how to manage our feelings on our own.
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