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That's not how any of that works. Mania does not come from some special "mania center" in the brain. It occurs from many parts of the brain not working correctly. There is no "part of the brain" to access here.
Yes but with today's technology should we be able to mimic it within a safe dosage or something? No I may be lumping in a lot of errors. But if the "mania" can be accessed then, it bares worth questioning why we can't do I artificially.
You're talking about cocaine or meth or something like it. There are side effects and controlling the dosage over time is difficult.
Adderall is a quite effective stimulant with manageable side effects, it is also an amphetamine (dextroamphetamine) similar to methamphetamine. I suppose if you mixed that with phencyclidine (PCP) or lysergic acid (LSD) you could probably reliable induce a manic-like state.
Or just sleep deprivation, which can also eventually lead to mania, hallucinations.