hˈæɹɪsən ɡoʊz tə sˈiː ɐ dˈɑːktɚɹ ɐbˌaʊt hɪz ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns pɹˈɑːbləm, ænd ˈæftɚ sˈɛvɹəl tˈɛsts ɪɾ ɪz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ðætðə hˈɛdbænd ɪz ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl bɪkˈʌz hˈæɹɪsənz sɪnˈæptɪk kənˈɛkʃənz ɹᵻɹˈaʊt ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˈæftɚɹ ˈiːtʃ ɐdʒˈʌstmənt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ ˌoʊvɚkˈʌm ðɪ ɪnhɪbˈɪʃənz ðə hˈɛdbænd ɪz dɪzˈaɪnd tə plˈeɪs ɔnðə θˈɔːt pɹˈɑːsɛs.
Harrison goes to see a doctor about his intelligence problem, and after several tests it is determined that the headband is unsuccessful because Harrison's synaptic connections reroute themselves after each adjustment in order to overcome the inhibitions the headband is designed to place on the thought process.