Chapter 16: Akiyama Sora
[Sports medicine: It is a comprehensive applied science combining medicine and sports, studying medical problems related to sports, using medical knowledge and technology to supervise and guide sports participants, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating injuries, ensuring the health of athletes, enhancing physical fitness and improving sports performance.] Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Human physiology: Physiology is a branch of biological science, which is a science that takes the phenomena of biological activities and the functions of various components of the organism as the object of study. The task of human physiology is to study the normal activity process of organs and cells that constitute various systems of the human body, especially the internal mechanism of the functional performance of various organs and cells, the interconnection and interaction between different cells, organs and systems, and to clarify how the functional activities of the human body as a whole are coordinated and mutually restricted, so as to maintain the normal life activity process in a complex and changeable environment. ]
(Saturday, June 9, 2012, morning; 4th floor, Akiyama Soraya)
Yesterday's thick clouds did not disperse, but accumulated more and more during the night, causing a storm today. The rain poured down, and from time to time thunder rolled and roared in the dark and heavy cumulonimbus clouds.
Sora Akiyama leaned quietly on the windowsill and looked at the hazy world in the rain. The wind howled through the Akiyama Hollow, and the branches and leaves of the cherry blossom trees outside the window were torn back and forth. In this torrential rain, the doors and windows of every house were closed, and the streets of the community were empty, and there was no one in the house.
He picked up his tablet and began to read a document that Google Scholar had sent to his mailbox.
"We trained the motor skills of the mice by running through more complex training machines and observed how their learning process changed in different situations. ā
"We found that the number of neonatal oligodendrocytes in the corpus callosum of the brain increased significantly during the first 2.5 hours of learning in mice, and after 4 hours, the number of these cells was also detected in the motor cortex of their brains......"
"We treated another group of mice with a special treatment that blocked the production of these cells in their brains, and compared them with normal mice in the learning process, and found that the treated mice almost lost their ability to learn motor skills......
"Through experiments, we found that oligodendrocytes play a decisive role in the learning of motor skills in the brain......
"Next, we will explore the mechanism of rapid production of oligodendrocytes during motor skill learning, and investigate whether stimulating the production of such cells can improve people's ability to learn......
After reading the paper, Sora Akiyama began to think about the significance of this research for his field. Enhancing human intelligence through implantation of chips has always been a focus of science fiction, and it may be a feasible idea to generate "cyborg tissue" from implanted chips to regulate the production of oligodendrocytes. Maybe this work could be added to the research project of the laboratory?
He casually opened the e-memo, jotted down the idea, and clicked on the next email. To his surprise, the email came from Akihiko Kayaba, a quantum physicist at the University of Tokyo.
After a brief polite greeting, he caught Sora Akiyama's attention with one sentence:
"Is quantum entanglement possible for brain-computer interfaces?"
Reading the entire text carefully, Akiyama pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head. This is a beautiful idea, but it is a pity that the current state-of-the-art quantum physics technology does not meet the requirements expected by Akihiko Kayaba. But all in all, in the foreseeable future, the field of brain-computer interfaces is likely to introduce quantum physics technology.
What's more, the [Galaxy Federation] still has technical support in secret, and with the current speed of human scientific and technological development, I am afraid that it will be possible to experiment with Akihiko Kayaba's idea in no more than ten years.
He thought for a moment and replied:
āā¦ā¦ For the foreseeable future, I believe we have a lot of room to work together. ā
Sora Akiyama, Brain-Computer Interface Laboratory, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University. ā
After replying to Akihiko Aoba's email, Sora Akiyama stretched his waist and stretched his body, intending to go to the balcony to get some fresh air.
As soon as he stepped out of the balcony door, he faintly heard the sound of conversation in the wind and rain.
"Do Rokka like to watch the rain?"
"Hmm...... Rich water and wind elements, as well as thunder elements. ā
"Sure enough...... Okay, it's almost time to break, solve this problem and you'll get your favorite gum. ā
"This group of middle and second diseases is also starting to worry about studying. Akiyama Sora smiled when he heard this, and said in his heart, "But there is still more than a month left for the final exams of high school in Japan, and there is really not much time left." ā
Blowing in the cold wind, he gradually felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, so he turned and went into the house, and closed the balcony door with his hand.
"Eh, Du Mu, they plan to travel to RB after the high school entrance examination?"
Sora Akiyama muttered with a slight surprise as he looked at the new email that had just arrived in the mailbox.
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(Saturday, June 16, 2012 in the morning; Mt. Inari)
Today's weather is sunny and sunny, so it's a good time to get out. Sora Akiyama and Du Mu meet at Inari Station on the Keihan Line at the foot of Mt. Inari.
After saying hello, Akiyama Sora and Du Mu entered the Fushimi Inari Taisha for a visit. To Akiyama's surprise, there were only three of them on the trip, and there were no parents accompanying them. According to them, "with the itinerary and itinerary planned before departure, and the information provided by Google Maps and other travel apps, it doesn't matter if parents follow along."
Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine is one of the most famous shrines in Kyoto, dedicated to the god Inari, who is in charge of agriculture and commerce. The spokesperson of the god Inari is a fox, so there are countless fox statues in the shrine, and in front of each shrine there is a pair of foxes, all wearing red scarves to indicate that someone is admonished. Since this is the headquarters, the incense is particularly vigorous, so there are countless torii gates donated by believers in the shrine. Basically, companies of all sizes come here to donate a torii gate and engrave their business name to pray for a prosperous business. There is no shortage of individuals and families who come to donate torii gates to bless the safety of their families.
There were so many visitors to the shrine that Sora Akiyama and his party couldn't even find a chance to take a photo of the Senbon torii gate without the tourists, so they gave up and climbed Mt. Inari along the way up the mountain.
When you go up the mountain, there are a lot fewer tourists, and it is very quiet, only the low sound of the wind and insects, and the feeling is completely different. On this journey, the four of Akiyama didn't talk much, and even when they spoke, they deliberately lowered their voices.
The further you go, the fewer pedestrians there become, and at a glance you see an endless vermilion torii. Lush trees and a long stream of torii gates block out most of the sunlight, adding a touch of seclusion to the mountain trails, making them a paradise in the midst of the changing light.
"After walking for so long, why don't you go into this dessert shop and sit down? I've investigated it before, and the matcha here is still good. Lu Qingyi said. The four of them then walked into the dessert shop.
Lu Qingyi's Japanese is good, but Du Mu and Xu Mingshan don't know anything at all.
The four of them each asked for a bowl of matcha and a red bean muffin, and sat down at the window.
Drink matcha, eat desserts, see the scenery, and chat from time to time.
The mood is simply overturned!
The work in the laboratory is very busy during this time, and it is good to have some free time to come out and relax occasionally, Akiyama thought to himself.
"By the way, I don't think your itinerary has any special arrangements for food. ā
"After all, many Japanese cuisines use raw ingredients, and eating sashimi, cold dishes made with raw fish offal, or squid or pickled fish can cause anisakiasis, and the usual way of eating them can't kill them, so I decided to give up sushi and other dishes. Xu Mingshan explained.
"That's right. Before 1990, there were more than 16,000 cases of anisakiasis in RB, and there are no statistics in recent years, but there are certainly only a lot more. Sora Akiyama lamented, "After all, Japan does not impose freezing and parasite killing like the US FDA or the European Union, so you can't have both fresh and delicious food and food safety." ā
He himself basically doesn't eat that kind of fresh sashimi.
During the chat, the four also talked about their plans for the future. Du Mu and Lu Qingyi said that they had decided to choose sports medicine and human physiology, pursuing the true meaning of martial arts, but they had not yet thought about what career to engage in. Xu Mingshan looked a little hesitant.
"Xu Mingshan, if you don't want to engage in clinical medicine, you can do pharmacy, or like me, I prefer engineering. ā
"Hmm...... Let me think again, it's really difficult to make a decision all at once. ā
"It's still early, you have plenty of time to think about it. ā
After eating dessert, the four of them continued on their way. In addition to the torii gates, there are various shrines along the way, and the scarves of the fox statues have become fanciful.
I don't know how long it took to walk, but Akiyama Sora and his party reached the top of the mountain. Compared to the secluded torii path, the summit is unremarkable, and the only feature is a shrine dedicated to the god Sueko.
The way down the mountain is still endless with torii gates and shrines, and there are several intersections. Du Mu drove Google Maps the whole time, so he wouldn't get lost.
"What do you think of the intersection in front of you and turn to that small road, you can go to Tofukuji Temple?" Du Mu asked, pointing to the map on his phone.
"Tofukuji Temple is a famous spot for autumn foliage viewing, and it's still early in the autumn autumn foliage season. Lu Qingyi replied, "Xu Mingshan, what do you think?"
Sora Akiyama doesn't have any opinions. Xu Mingshan didn't seem to be very interested in this matter.
"Okay, we're not going. ā
After descending the mountain, Xu Mingshan and the three of them planned to go to Sanjo Station and take the Keihan train to start the afternoon trip - strolling through the Kyoto market. Sora Akiyama asked himself how many emails he still had in his mailbox to deal with, and he said goodbye to them.
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