Chapter Forty-Six: The Experiment Succeeds#
Far from being less than the A-1 rat, B-1 rats took about a third more time to complete the water maze test than A-1 rats. In the end, the rats in group B in the experimental group took an average of 27.4% more time to pass the water maze test than group A, which means that most of them did not obtain insolable information about the location of the underwater platform from the brain-like body.
The reason why we put special emphasis on "analyzable" is because Qi Min understood almost immediately that the callosum interface could not demodulate brain signals, and similarly, the brain of rat B could not demodulate the brain information of rat A.
While the basic structure of the brains of the same species should be similar, individual differences in detail are still significant, and there is no guarantee that each electrode will be inserted in the same position as the nerve cell when the corpus callosum interface is mounted. Therefore, it is only natural that different rat individuals cannot parse each other's brain information.
Qi Min couldn't help but pat his head with his wrist (obviously he couldn't use his palm because he was wearing gloves): "This experimental design is simply stupid - the way brain information is encoded between different individuals cannot be universal at all!" ”
As soon as she said this, Ke Li also understood: "So...... Should the same rat be used? But how does that prove ......"
"Wait, wait......" Qi Min waved his hand to interrupt him, the experimental materials were already in front of her, and her brain was simply spinning fast when she wanted to change the experimental design on the spot, "Use the remaining 9 rats to reproduce and divide them into three groups, three in each group...... The rats in the experimental group first made a water maze, which was connected for a long time to cause coma, then woke up to do the second water maze, and then instantaneously connected to make the third water maze. The first and third water maze underwater platforms are in the same position, while the second water maze is in a different location. If the conjecture is correct, there should be no significant difference between the first and second water maze and the third time. ”
Ke immediately understood that if the brain-like body extracted the rat's memories and caused a coma, then the second water maze test was equivalent to having no previous memory, so there should be no significant difference from the first time. And before the third water maze, he returned his own memories, and he was able to quickly find the location of the underwater platform, so as to quickly pass through the water maze.
There was no different operation from before, the first water maze test of rat No. 1 in the experimental group, the long-term connection led to coma, and then the No. 1 rat was woken up with ammonia to do the second water maze test. After that, wait ten minutes for an instantaneous connection before doing a third water maze test.
Apparently, during the third water maze test, Rat 1 swam directly to the pattern marking the underwater platform.
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The experiment was unexpectedly successful.
Although it was already three o'clock in the morning after the blank control group experiment, Qi Min and Ke Li were still in a state of excitement.
They didn't even want to care about the poor rats, and after uploading the video recording the results of the experiment to the online disk, it was as if the article had been published.
Putting the rat back into the animal room, Qi Min proposed to have a drink: "Let's go, buddy, jump in the night?" ”
"How do you jump?" As a dead house, Ke Li did not reject that kind of public place at this time, "I have never been to ......"
"There's no need to jump, just go in and drink casually - I'll treat you, I'll treat you to anything!" Qi Min said while taking off the mask hood, "This thing can be made, it's so unreal......
She and Ke Li walked back to the laboratory excitedly, but they saw the mobile phone that had been dropped on the table before going to the animal platform in the morning.
Qi Min suddenly felt bad, immediately picked up his phone to unlock the screen, and saw eleven missed calls from Anton.
"Those two are gone, we can only go by ourselves-" Ke Li put on his coat, but when he turned around, he saw Qi Min on the phone, "Well, are you still going?" ”
"Wait a minute......" Qi Min frowned, and after the phone was connected, he hurriedly said, "I'm sorry I've been experimenting-"
Qi Min thought that Anton would definitely blame her for being irresponsible again, but this time he just said calmly: "It's okay if you're okay." ”
"I ...... All right. Qi Min whispered.
"I know you're okay." Anton's tone was a little helpless, "At about twelve o'clock, I asked your colleague - the one we played games with, and he went to ask the security guard in your building, saying that you are still experimenting. ”
In fact, in China, especially in big cities, the security at night in urban areas is very good, and there is no need to worry so much at this time. However, Anton was only used to living near the ghetto of the United States, where he did not dare to go out alone after 90 p.m.
"That'...... I'm going back right away? Qi Min said a little overwhelmed.
"Is there a suitable night bus?" Anton asked, "If not, just wait another two or three hours." ”
In two or three hours, the subway and morning buses will depart. And it would not be difficult for Qi Min to sleep on the sofa on the first floor of the biology hall for a few hours.
She was thinking about going out for a wave, but she suddenly felt sleepy.
"Okay...... I slept a little at school. Qi Min said, like a child who is eager to make up for his mistakes, "I'll ......go back when the train starts."
She hung up the phone and saw that Ke Li was already leaning against the wall and yawning.
"Why don't you go back and rest first." Qi Min said apologetically.
"Okay...... I'm a little sleepy. Ke Li's appearance doesn't look like he's just a little sleepy, "Alas, I'm older, not as good as before." ”
Qi Min was amused by him twice, young people nowadays like to pretend to be old. In fact, sometimes it's not that I'm old, but I have more responsibilities on my shoulders and the pressure of life is greater, which really makes people feel unsupportable.
Ke Li returned to the temporary dormitory arranged for him in the doctoral dormitory, and Qi Min walked to the hall on the first floor of the biology department building, and fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the sofa.
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She really didn't wake up when the subway departed, in fact, it was the footsteps of the doctoral students who came to the lab in the morning that woke Qi Min.
She opened her eyes and saw the door to the plant physiology lab across the couch. At this time, many young people had already entered through the door one after another, passing by and walking towards their respective laboratories.
With so many people coming, it must have been at least nine o'clock. Qi Min barely propped up his upper body from the soft sofa, took out his mobile phone and saw that it was already 9:17.
She dialed Anton's phone, and as soon as she spoke, she found that her voice had become dry and hoarse: "Hey...... I just woke up ......."
"Are you alright?" Anton asked.
Yesterday, he was worried that Qi Min was afraid that she would have an accident while walking outside in the middle of the night, and now he was afraid that she would work too long and hurt her health - being Qi Min's boyfriend is really tired.
"I seem to ...... It's a bit of a cold. Qi Min cleared his throat and clearly felt the symptoms of tonsil inflammation. She slept on the couch yesterday in a bad position, and her head was facing the door for the whole night.
"Can you still take the subway?" Anton asked worriedly, and then said, "Forget it, I'll pick you up." ”
"No, I'm not paralyzed." Qi Min hurriedly refused.
However, Anton said directly: "Forget it, I'll bring you some thick clothes." ”