Electrode placement is critical to direct electricity through the brain stem. This is done by properly placing the electrodes which are referenced across most movies in various and different ways, which we have to look at in aggregate to paint a clear picture. To help us complete the first polarity of our circuit we are going to use the median nerves accessed via both wrists hands. The median nerve is shown to us by Ke$ha when electricity runs up her arm at 1:07 in the clip, in the movie John Dies at the End (2012) and most thoroughly with Battledogs (2013), although I think they are referring to a couple nerves now. Ultimately we should end up with about 25 - 27 electrodes for this nerve set.

We also take a more common sense approach to this placement. If we need to get electricity into the brain stem what is the best possible way to do it? Just follow the nerve(s). As I have described in the description for Battledogs (2013) it becomes clear, with a little research, that the brain stem's Medulla Oblongata extends to and connects with the upper spine. From the upper spine we see the Brachial Plexus nerves branch out which eventually follows through to the wrist via the median nerve as covered in this clip. In this clip on the median nerve she says @ 1:38, 'the median nerve does not have any branches in the arm!'. This is important as electricity applied to the median nerve then has no place to go but up directly into the brain stem provided we have the opposite polarity there as covered in the section below. The cross check for the median nerve being an effective gateway into the brain stem comes from another place, the Japanese Medical System and a Dr. Cooper in the United States. Both have been leveraging the median nerve to reach the brain stem for decades to revive people from comas and ironically bring them back from the dead using electricity. This article from Wired Magazine talks about doing exactly this and even does it at 20mA instead of just 10mA. It's important to read the article before continuing to help understand that this is not only practical, it has been done for a long time. Here is another overview of the same information. Dr. Coopers web site has some videos about the procedure too. Also notice the titles we're working with here - "Wired" Magazine, and "Back from the Dead"... because it's all "part of the plan".

Now this is not enough. First you need to leverage both, so electrodes are placed on both wrists and thereby median nerve(s), not just one. And if the lower brain stem, the Medulla Oblongata, is connected to the upper spine, then it makes sense to also leverage the spine directly too. So the spine then provides an additional point of entry which helps distribute this polarity more evenly. It might not be required but for safety it is recommended. If anything Expiration (2011) shows us this. So the median nerves and lower spine (actually your entire lower body now) electrodes all become one polarity. The objective for all electrodes is to allow the voltage push into the body without real pain, this can only be done with multiple electrodes as close to the nerves (with little to no surrounding muscle) as possible. So we caught a break with the median nerve; it's easily accessible, a heavier nerve, and being used in real life for the exact same purpose making it a simple and straight forward solution for our first polarity.

The second polarity becomes the top of the brain stem. Unfortunately we have a problem as the top of the brain stem is in a very difficult to reach part of the body. It's completely protected by our skull and lies on and behind the occipital bone. So how do we reach it? With wires of course. So let's take a closer look at which wires [nerves] might plug into the brain stem. Now it appears there are all kinds of nerves terminating in the brain stem. It does a lot. But one kind of sticks out; notice right in the middle of the pons there are two large nerves there extending out called the Trigeminal Nerves. Maybe these connect someplace that we can use? Now take a look at the image to the right.

All electrode placements for the head referenced in the movies terminate within the Trigeminal Nerves. These Trigeminal Nerves then pass into the Trigeminal Ganglion, which in turn is connected to a single large sensory root that enters, or is in, the brain stem. This direct connection into the brain stem is what allows us to complete a circuit in and through it.

Note - again review the description for The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (2012) to see how the suit both Matt Damon and Johnny X wears is actually showing this distinction between the nerve sets inversely by showing us nothing on their face.