Encoded Memories

You place the silver rod struck by lightning to yourself or a willing creature's temple zapping the brain with arcane electricity targeting the the amygdala, the hippocampus, the cerebellum, and the prefrontal cortex of the brain. The creature is incapacitated for 1 minute while a memory is copied into a film like strand of magical energy.  This can be a vivid memory or missing minor details due to various means (forgetfulness, childhood memory, Alcohol-Induced Blackouts, concussion, etc) as it actually happened. The memory can be of a specific occasion, topic, or individual(s) and can be spliced together up to the recording allotted time (1 minute) of a singular moment or pieces of a memory over time. This memory can be viewed by anyone holding the strand as an action. The copied memory lasts for 8 hours before vanishing. All parties involved in the casting of this spell must be willing participants or the spell automatically fails and the spell slot is consumed. 

At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level, you can extended the allotted time encoded to 10 minutes copied. The casting time is extended similarly. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level, you can extend the allotted time to 1 hour and a memory hidden from the mind due to Dissociative amnesia (ptsd mental trauma) or magical memory loss, such as Modify Memory, can be retrieved, copied and viewed. The individual still does not recall this memory even if they view the filmstrip. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level, the memory can be copied permanently. It is placed in a film arcana film canister and has an arcane lock that will only open with a code word that you select for future use. A Dispel Magic cast at 4th level or higher on a singular filmstrip will destroy it. If you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level, the allotted time has not time limit, and a memory can be removed entirely from an individual permanently. It is placed in a film canister of energy and locked away. If dispelled, the memory returns to the individual it was taken from. A Greater Restoration spell of 5th level or higher cast on an individual with a memory removed from this spell will restore the memory. This also destroys the copied film regardless of the plane the individual or memory resides on. 

**The amygdala is involved in fear and fear memories. The hippocampus is associated with declarative and episodic memory as well as recognition memory. The cerebellum plays a role in processing procedural memories, such as how to play the piano. The prefrontal cortex appears to be involved in remembering semantic tasks.**