Chapter 1279 - Neural Substitutes

Lin Xiao was here to recruit the Yalanxing people, and Han Ya and the experts over there were dumbfounded, they didn't expect this kind of thing to happen at all.

At that time, when the Yalanxing people suddenly appeared, Han Ya and the others were still worried, afraid that these Yalanxing people who didn't look like good people were not good for Lin Xiao, after all, those aliens had red eyes and their bodies were also the shells of Soviet people.

Such an image is indeed reminiscent of those evil aliens.

But then the situation took a turn for the worse, Lin Xiao directly moved in to Nia, figured out the situation of these sub-blue star people, and successfully persuaded these aliens to work for him.

"That's too funny, isn't it?" An expert's eyes widened and said, "Secretary Lin is really invincible, and he actually incorporated all the aliens into subordinates!" ”

"I found that there seemed to be nothing he couldn't do!" Another expert also continued weakly.

In fact, it seems that this is also the case, many troubles in the secret service are solved by Lin Xiao's help, but what the secret service can help Lin Xiao is all trivial things.

Even sometimes, in order to avoid suspicion, Lin Xiao didn't use the power of the secret service to do anything for himself.

So in everyone's opinion, Lin Xiao's ability in some aspects is indeed too great.

"Well, anyway, he took aliens as his subordinates, and there was nothing bad about it." Han Ya also pulled her hair with her hand, and then complained, "Anyway, if we need his help with something, I believe there will be no problem, so whose hands the aliens work under will not have much impact on us." ”

Everyone nodded, feeling that what Han Ya said was very true.

Lin Xiao was talking to a few of the sub-blue stars, after all, they should be more familiar with the situation of this underground base.

"Landa, you say, is there anything else of value here?" Lin Xiao asked a few sub-blue stars.

He had already taken a general look at the situation of this underground base, and from this hall to the surrounding area, there were hundreds of rooms with an area of tens to hundreds of square meters, all of which were rooms for experimental equipment or for researchers to rest.

Lin Xiao didn't have any expectations for the equipment here, after all, it was decades ago, and even if it could be used, it would have no practical value.

But if there are some rare research projects here, materials or something, Lin Xiao will still be more interested, but unfortunately he is really not good at Russian, and he can't understand so many professional materials.

The six sub-blue star people here were directly named by Lin Xiao, starting from the one with the highest military rank, they were called Lan Da and Lan Er, and all the way to Lan Liu.

Although this method of naming is a bit simple and crude, it is easy to remember, and it will be easier to distinguish between them in the future.

Of course, it is not easy to identify them from their external characteristics, after all, the appearance of these Russians is also a bit difficult to distinguish between the Chinese.

Chinese people will feel face blind to Westerners, and Westerners will also feel face blind when looking at Chinese people.

However, Lin Xiao also thought of a way to directly issue a nameplate to them and install it directly on the clothes, so that when it looks, it is easy to recognize which one is who.

"What good things can be here?" Lan Da obviously didn't look down on the research base here, "At most, it's just a simple imitation of some aerodynamic structures, but they have experimented with one thing, which I think is still good, and it is the technology obtained from another spacecraft." ”

"What is it?" When Lin Xiao heard this, Dons asked.

To be able to make the Alanxing people say something relatively good, it should obviously be really good, at least for the earthlings, this thing should come in handy.

"It's a fiber they're working on, and it could be used as a surrogate for the neurons of intelligent life." "When the virus broke out, they had already made a lot of progress on this project, and even developed samples, and I think if they had another year or two, they might be able to solve the barriers to the practical application of this fiber," he explained. ”

"Oh, this thing, that sounds good." When Lin Xiao heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up and said, "Do you know where their samples are?" It would be nice if there were relevant technical instructions. ”

"Both." Lan Da replied, and with a wave of his hand, he asked one of the Alans to fetch the relevant things.

After a while, Lan Er came over with a large data box, as well as a package of things that looked a little like soft plastic.

"Is this what kind of fiber is this?" After Lin Xiao saw this thing, he touched it with his hand and felt that there was nothing strange about it.

"This fiber can transmit optical signals and drugs directly to the brain, and continuously monitor the effects of different inputs in the brain through an electronic control panel." "I've seen your Earth's technology, and it doesn't seem like there's been much progress in this area, and the polymer fibers made by this method are not only softer and more elastic, but also look more like natural nerves. Combining different channels in a single fiber allows for precise mapping of neural activity and ultimately helps in the treatment of neurological disorders that cannot be achieved with single-function neural probes. ”

"Sounds good." Lin Xiao nodded and said, how can he say that he is also a miracle doctor, for this understanding, "At present, we really don't have any good substitute products in terms of nerves." This thing is really good, not bad. ”

Connecting the human brain and the computer has always been the ultimate problem in science fiction.

But now, there is a new fiber that can turn science fiction into reality, Lin Xiao paid attention to it, this new fiber looks thinner than a hair.

According to the company, through a system they have built, optical signals and drugs can be delivered directly into the brain through this fiber, and the effects of different inputs in the brain can be continuously monitored through an electronic control panel.

"By taking an organic approach, we have built a new type of neural interface that communicates with brain tissues." "In fact, some of the upgraded versions of this fiber are used in the biochemical robots we make ourselves, but now there are no extra materials, so there is no way to give you a live demonstration." ”

"Good stuff!" When Lin Xiao heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Scientists are well aware that the study of the human brain is inherently difficult because of its sheer size and the fact that it uses multiple signals at the same time.

In addition, traditional neural probes can only record one signal, which limits the amount of information that can be exported from the brain at any one time.

But now, by using this complex fiber, which is thinner than a human hair, there is a new technology to remove this limitation.

In the case of previous research on Earth, the devices used for neural recording and excitation were metal, semiconductor, or glass materials, and when these devices were implanted in the human body, the normal activities of the human body would damage the tissues near the device.

Because these materials are hard and sharp, and if you move a little bit, your brain will also be active, which will eventually damage the brain tissue.

But the new technology that Lin Xiao saw in front of him used new fibers made of polymers, which have similar properties to nerve tissue, allowing them to stay in the human body for longer periods of time without damaging the delicate and fragile brain tissue around them.

The result is a polymer fiber that is not only softer and more elastic, but also looks more like a natural nerve.

Lin Xiao carefully inquired about the specific situation of this fiber and learned that the key to the manufacturing process of this new fiber is to make a large number of prefabricated products, and the inside of the prefabricated fiber needs to be divided into multiple channels as needed.

"The optical waveguide channel propagates light, the hollow tube channel transports the drug, and the conductive electrode channel propagates the electrical signal." "We start with a pre-made polymer template that is heated and softened and drawn into finer fibers, but maintains the same multi-channel structure. A single stretch can make the fibers thinner by a factor of 200, so that by repeating the stretching, the fibers will become thinner and thinner until the nanometer level. Then, through a more specific process, the fiber can be adapted for use in the brain or directly as a neurological replacement. ”

Although a few centimeters of fiber can be made from a single prepreform of several centimeters, care must be taken to select materials that can be softened at the same temperature.

In the process of fiber thinning, the properties it possesses are still maintained at the nanoscale.

By combining different channels in a single fiber, neural activity can be precisely mapped.

For example, the light transmitted by the optical channel can be subjected to optogenetic neural excitation, and the effects can be monitored by the embedded electrodes.

At the same time, a single or multiple drugs can be injected into the brain through a hollow tube, and the corresponding electrical signals of neurons are also recorded, so that the true effect of the drug can be determined in real time.

In this way, multiple signals from the brain can be simulated at the same time, ultimately helping to achieve the treatment of neurological disorders, which cannot be achieved with single-function neuroprobes.

This fiber-making system could eventually help accurately map the responses of different regions of the brain and spinal cord, and it could also lead to devices that could be implanted in the human brain for the long term to treat certain diseases.

"It sounds a little complicated, but I understand one point." Lin Xiao nodded and said, "In other words, through this thing, you can indeed connect the brain or other tissue structures of the human body directly with the computer or mechanical equipment, just like the situation of your current body." ”

"Yes, exactly." Landa nodded in affirmation.

Lin Xiao unceremoniously packed these fibers and materials into his ring storage space, and then asked, "Is there anything else good?" ”

Several sub-blue star people looked at Lin Xiao in some shock, and muttered to themselves, "Oh my God, is this the dimensional folding technique?" I didn't expect the earthlings to have such high-end technology! ”