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La Jolla Doctor Offering $1,000 Reward for Missing Pen

Phillip Low, a neuroscientist and CEO of NeuroVigil, is offering a $1,000 for a missing ballpoint pen.

The pen is the tongue of the mind - Horace

A local  doctor is offering a substantial reward for a missing pen. Phillip Low, neuroscientist, founder and CEO of NeuroVigil, is offering $1,000 for a black and silver Chopard pen, according to NBC San Diego. The news station reported the pen, valued at $610, had both sentimental and historical value.

The pen was reportedly used on a document that recognizes that animals have the same ability as humans to feel pain, pleasure and love. NBC reported that Low signed the documents in the presence of Stephen Hawking.

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