I hadn’t even thought of the application in terms of the legendary masks.
Creation - The jolt stimulates the frontal lobe, allowing for swifter cognitive functions that affect imagination and creativity.
Control - The jolt causes an electrical discharge to radiate from the wearer. This wave has a numbing effect on sentient creatures, slowing their cognitive abilities, and preventing them from thinking critically or independently.
Alternate Futures - The jolt hits multiple nerves throughout the brain. This causes a boost in the senses, with the potential to cause hallucinations.
We’re doing it because it’s fun to apply science to fictional concepts. Also, it gives some potential worldbuilding. Not every Matoran follows the beliefs of the Great Beings or the Elemental Gods. So for those Matoran, they would come up with scientific explanations for the phenomena in their world.